Oct 30, 2017
Feng Yue, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State College of Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $1.91 million Maximizing Investigators' Research Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health. The award will help to support his study on how genetic variants contribute to gene regulation and three-dimensional organization of DNA molecules that influence human diseases.
Lancaster County residents will have greater access to Penn State Health services and providers when a new primary and specialty care center opens along Noll Drive just northwest of Lancaster city.
Oct 26, 2017
Penn State physician assistant students won their third consecutive Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistant's State Medical Challenge Bowl at the 18th annual event on Oct. 20 at the Valley Forge Convention Center.
Oct 25, 2017
New numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics show that rates of obesity have increased by at least 30 percent in both adults and children the past 15 years. Some doctors aren't surprised.
According to a group of Penn State researchers, the best way for children to benefit from both the positive and negative themes they see in movies is through coviewing, or watching and discussing the film with a parent or other adult.
Spirit Halloween hosted a Halloween party recently for patients and their families at Penn State Health Children's Hospital, featuring costumes, decorations, games and crafts.
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.
