Feb 14, 2019
For the second year in a row, a team of Penn State students will participate in the International Emory Global Health Case Competition in Atlanta.
In Brief features announcements, staff news and upcoming events from Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.
Caregiver jobs often come loaded with pressures. In fact, caregivers face a higher risk of developing a mental health disorder because of the stress that can accompany taking care of others.
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."
