May 16, 2019
“The only way to prevent measles reliably is to get vaccinated,” said Dr. Catharine Paules, an infectious diseases physician at Penn State Health.
May 15, 2019
Highmark Health and Penn State Health are making progress in addressing opioid misuse and addiction in central Pennsylvania, responding to the region’s needs with an approach that emphasizes primary prevention, safe prescribing, high-quality and accessible treatment for substance use disorder, innovative research and medical education, and community supports.
By Bonnie Adams Al Dolatoski felt short of breath and just didn’t feel well on Dec. 16, so his wife took him to an area hospital. There, he suffered a […]
Babies exposed to opioids while their mothers were pregnant with them may need special care even before they start to experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
May 14, 2019
Sepsis happens when your immune system struggles to fight off infections. In the worst cases, sepsis leads to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure, often referred to as “septic shock,” and even failure of several organs. Bacterial infections are most often to blame. But sepsis can also result from other infections as minor as a scraped knee.
May 13, 2019
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center joined hospitals around the country to pay tribute to the 29 million nurses around the world during Nurses Week, May 6 to 12.
Close to 100 people attended the first University Park Medical Campus Research symposium on May 2.
In Brief features announcements, staff news and upcoming events from Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.
Penn State Health employees are celebrating milestone work anniversaries between May 7 and May 12.
Penn State researchers study the links between stress, depression and cardiovascular disease that may help design future intervention and prevention strategies.
