Feb 11, 2020
Colin Hayes has known since arriving at Penn State College of Medicine that he wanted to be a pediatric oncologist. He was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2011 and, after his first THON, decided he wanted to give back.
John Morahan, president of Penn State Health St. Joseph, sent an email to St. Joseph employees that included a reminder about two town hall meetings on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Feb 10, 2020
Graduate Medical Education Network coordinators for Penn State Health took part in National Wear Red Day in February.
The Newborn Weight Tool, developed by Dr. Ian Paul, allows providers to compare a newborn’s weight loss against data from more than 160,000 infants. It has earned 2 million page views since it debuted in 2015.
Feb 7, 2020
Highmark Blue Shield is teaming up with Sharecare, a new voluntary online health and wellness assistant, which gives employees of Penn State Health extra support toward reaching their wellness goals.
Feb 6, 2020
The Department of Nursing at Hershey Medical Center is making some staffing changes in anticipation of the fall opening of the Children’s Hospital expansion.
Feb 5, 2020
Danielle Symons Downs' pilot research project partnered with the Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania to study the effectiveness of using smartphones to help certain overweight women improve their health.
Dr. Kevin Black, interim dean of the College of Medicine, emailed faculty, staff and students on Wednesday to announce a strategic planning project.
"Research interviews and focus group best practices" will be presented at the next SMaRT Connects session taking place 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 20 in Lecture Room A at Penn State College of Medicine.
An alarming number of people don’t take the medications prescribed by their health care providers to manage chronic health conditions, and that can lead to a range of complications.
