Feb 13, 2019
For the research investigators and physicians who make up the Four Diamonds Pediatric Cancer Research Center at Penn State Health Children's Hospital, the impact of THON is felt long after the 46-hour dance marathon is over.
After 12 days in the hospital, Hershey resident Anita Heckert could tell her optimism was waning, so when her occupational therapist suggested music therapy, she was game.
Feb 12, 2019
The Health Systems Science team at Penn State College of Medicine regularly profiles educators who communicate the value of health systems science to medical students. This spotlight highlights William J. Curry, MD, MS.
Sixty-four second-year medical students at Penn State College of Medicine earned White Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma as part of the Science of Health Systems course.
Jed Gonzalo, MD, MSc, Associate Dean for Health Systems Education at Penn State College of Medicine, recently co-authored an opinion piece for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Network.
People who are challenged with insomnia can have problems falling asleep, and wake up and have trouble going back to sleep. Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, a clinical psychologist at Penn State Health Sleep Research and Treatment Center, talks about the causes of and treatments for insomnia.
The Winter 2019 edition of Sports Medicine for the Primary Care provider was recently published. Articles in this edition include "Achilles Tendon Ruptures, "Sever’s Disease: When Bones Grow Too Fast for Tendons," "Infectious Mononucleosis: Know the Risks" and "Research in Brief."
Feb 11, 2019
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will temporarily restrict access to its Emergency Department main entrance beginning 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, as the hospital continues its expansion project.
Dr. Lisa Shantz, associate professor and vice chair for education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, is featured in the February Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
People who are recovering from traumatic injuries were able to experience the thrill of cruising down the slopes on Adaptive Ski Day on Feb. 8 at Roundtop Mountain Resort in Lewisberry, Pa. The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc. and Baltimore Adaptive Recreation and Sports hosted the annual event.
