Oct 20, 2017
For those who live along the Appalachian mountain range, limited availability of health care services, low level of health insurance coverage, and behavioral risks, such as opioid addiction, are challenges. […]
Oct 19, 2017
High blood pressure is often thought of as a grown-up problem, but nearly 1 in 30 children suffer from the condition. Unfortunately, many of those pediatric cases go undetected.
Oct 18, 2017
Christine Bruce, program director of the Physician Assistant (PA) Program at Penn State College of Medicine, was recently recognized by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may be aware of the risks associated with the procedure, according to a group of Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Oct 17, 2017
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will host a community Drive-Thru Prescription Drug Take Back event on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Penn State Health is leading creation of a new system to ensure people in south central Pennsylvania with opioid use disorder receive the treatment they need.
Oct 15, 2017
A Notice of Changes to NIH Policy for Issuing Certificates of Confidentiality was provided by the Institutional Review Board/Human Subjects Protection Office of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine in October 2017.
Oct 12, 2017
Advancement of genomic research and expanded use of genetic testing has raised ethical questions and concerns. Learn more in this interview with Jennifer B. McCormick, associate professor of humanities at Penn State College of Medicine.
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.
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.
