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Playing a conversation game may encourage advance care planning

Oct 12, 2017

Few people may want to spend a Saturday night planning their end-of-life care, but playing a game designed to spur conversation about advance care planning may be a more enjoyable way to ease into the process, according to researchers.

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The Medical Minute: Arthritis can affect children, too

Oct 11, 2017

When most people think of arthritis, they picture the knobby knuckles, inflamed joints or aching back of an older person. But more than 300,000 children suffer from chronic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

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CHIP roundtable held at Children's Hospital

Oct 10, 2017

Families, physicians and other stakeholders joined Senator Bob Casey for a roundtable discussion about the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

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Penn State Health St. Joseph expands surgical technology capabilities

Oct 9, 2017

Penn State Health is expanding the availability of its advanced surgical expertise to the Berks region this month, an effort bolstered by the generosity of a Berks County couple.

Michael Hund leads the panel discussion at the Innovation Forum held Sept. 12 at Penn State Harrisburg. The event was organized in conjunction with Penn State College of Medicine's Center for Medical Innovation. Hund is pictured wearing a dress shirt and glasses, gesturing with both hands as he speaks.

Innovation Forum showcased start-up funding mechanisms

Oct 9, 2017

The Center for Medical Innovation partnered with Penn State Harrisburg Sept. 12 to deliver a discussion forum on mechanisms to funding start-up ventures.

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First whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons reveals surprises

Oct 6, 2017

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have reported the first-ever quantitative whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons in the mouse brain.

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The Medical Minute: Scoliosis screening key to timely treatment

Oct 5, 2017

One out of every 25 children will develop scoliosis, or curvature of the spine. While some are babies or toddlers when diagnosed, most cases occur during the pre-teen years.

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Kaiser new head of newborn medicine at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital

Oct 4, 2017

Following a national search, Dr. Jeffrey R. Kaiser has been named chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

Ask Us Anything About...ADHD

Ask Us Anything About… ADHD

Oct 4, 2017

Did you know over 10 percent of school aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD? We address the topic in this interview with Dr. James Waxmonsky, division chief of child psychiatry at Penn State Health.

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Penn State Health welcomes Physicians' Alliance, LTD providers and staff

Oct 2, 2017

Penn State Health today welcomed the providers, staff and practice sites of Physicians' Alliance, LTD (PAL) to its growing health system.

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