Oct 8, 2020
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the week of Oct. 5.
A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient’s risk of dying from the virus.
Un gran estudio internacional de pacientes con COVID-19 confirmó que las enfermedades cardiovasculares, la hipertensión, la diabetes, la insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva, la enfermedad renal crónica, el accidente cerebrovascular y el cáncer pueden aumentar el riesgo de que un paciente muera por el virus.
¿Cómo separan los padres el mito de los hechos cuando se trata de hacer “trick or treat” durante la pandemia COVID-19? Los médicos del Hospital de Niños de Penn State exploran las respuestas en el Minuto Médico de esta semana.
Lynette Chappell-Williams, Penn State Health vice president and chief diversity officer and associate dean for diversity at Penn State College of Medicine, highlighted the organizations' support of the LGBTQ+ community in a message about National Coming Out Day.
Penn State Health discharged its 500th COVID-19 patient last weekend. Brenda Pogue of Linglestown is among the hundreds whom the health system helped heal. She’s still getting better.
Penn State Health dio de alta su paciente número 500 COVID-19 el fin de semana pasado. Brenda Pogue de Linglestown es una de los cientos a los que el sistema de salud ayudó a sanar. Todavía está mejorando.
Dr. Raymond Reichwein is featured for October in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
How do parents separate myth from fact when it comes to trick-or-treating during the COVID-19 pandemic? Physicians with Penn State Health Children's Hospital explore the answers in this week’s Medical Minute.
Oct 7, 2020
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, an American is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds. Deborah Medley, assistant nurse manager in the Emergency Department at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, discusses the issue of sexual assault and how to get help.
