Sep 28, 2020
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Sept. 25 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Penn State Health St. Joseph joined with Latino Connection, Highmark Blue Shield and the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free, walk-up COVID-19 testing, bilingual educational materials and giveaways to anyone who wanted them.
Sep 25, 2020
Penn State Health and College of Medicine are providing numerous opportunities for employees, faculty and students to get their flu vaccines. The goal is 100% compliance.
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the week of Sept. 21.
Sep 24, 2020
David Geselowitz, distinguished professor emeritus of bioengineering and professor emeritus of medicine, died Aug. 22, 2020, at age 90. He was known for his contributions to the theory of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and the development of the artificial heart.
Steven Massini and Dr. Kevin Black shared progress made following a series of race relations town halls in an email sent to Penn State Health and College of Medicine staff, faculty and students on Sept. 24.
The Association of American Medical Colleges selected Dr. Daniel Wolpaw, professor of medicine and humanities at the College of Medicine, as a winner of the 2020 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award.
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute awarded funding to four projects with topics addressing at-risk populations or instituting prevention programs in health care as part of its Bridges to Translation Pilot Grant Program.
This fall, with the successful recruitment of a director, Hershey Medical Center will establish Life Lion Emergency Medical Services as a department.
Middle-aged adults who report symptoms of insomnia and are sleeping less than six hours a night may be at increased risk of cognitive impairment, according to a study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
