Apr 15, 2019
Highmark Foundation has awarded $80,000 to Penn State PRO Wellness to help fund the annual Healthy Champions signature program for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Apr 12, 2019
The Penn State Office of the Vice President for Research has compiled information to provide guidance and resources to remind Penn State researchers of their compliance obligations to federal sponsors.
Apr 11, 2019
Heart valves control the direction of blood flow, and when something interrupts their precision, the effect can be dire.
Dr. Paul Haidet, distinguished professor of medicine, humanities and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, will work with other experts to compile information on how the humanities and arts are used in the training of health care professionals. Haidet’s work is part of a broader study by the Association of American Medical Colleges on how to integrate arts and humanities into medical education.
Artists, health care providers, administrators and researchers from across Pennsylvania gathered at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for the Arts in Health Symposium on April 4 and 5. Those who attended danced, listened to music, admired artwork and heard from experts about how to successfully integrate the arts into health care.
In Brief features announcements, staff news and upcoming events from Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.
Apr 10, 2019
CMN Hospitals presented Children's Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Health Children's Hospital with a national award at its #ChildrensHospitalsWeek conference in Orlando, Fla. in March.
For 20 springs, Ruth has been coming to the College of Medicine Mini Medical School — the program in which faculty and full-time students share their knowledge with the community. She might move a little slower than when she was a 61-year-old freshman, but Ruth is just as engaged as ever and is, by now, an expert class clown.
Apr 9, 2019
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center offers a variety of volunteer positions that match a range of interests, skills and backgrounds. We learn more from Tracy Johnsen, manager of Volunteer Services at the Medical Center.
Apr 8, 2019
Imagine your immune system, which is supposed to protect you, attacking your own tissues and organs. That sums up lupus, a systemic autoimmune disease. The inflammation it causes can affect many different systems – your joints, skin, kidneys, brain, heart and more.
