Mar 26, 2018
CMN Hospitals presented Children's Miracle Network (CMN) at Penn State Health Children's Hospital with two national awards at its annual conference in Orlando this month.
Kaia, a therapy dog at Penn State Health Children's Hospital, was the first facility dog ever in a Pennsylvania children's hospital, and is making a huge difference in the lives of pediatric patients.
Mar 23, 2018
Nathalie Fuentes, a third-year biomedical sciences PhD student at Penn State College of Medicine, was selected from among hundreds of students nationwide to participate in a program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Mar 22, 2018
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network plans to open a 14-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) has again awarded Penn State Children's Heart Group a three-star rating for congenital heart surgery – the highest designation available.
Mar 21, 2018
As the winter cold season melts into seasonal spring allergies, many people may start to experience sneezing, wheezing and other breathing difficulties. Sometimes, the trouble goes away after a few days, but if it lingers or recurs, asthma could be the culprit.
Mar 20, 2018
By Marianne Clay Four-year-old “Jake” wails as he crumples into a corner. Ten feet away looms a large, box-like machine, a CT scanner. For the last half hour, Jake’s parents, […]
Mar 19, 2018
The Community-Engaged Research Core Faculty Fellowship Program, offered by Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, is a yearlong opportunity that matches a researcher with a mentor. Gina Brelsford, PhD, is using the program to improve her study the role of religion and spirituality in coping by parents of children in the NICU.
Mar 16, 2018
In March 2018, 136 fourth-year medical students at Penn State College of Medicine learned their residency destinations at Match Day, an annual tradition.
The five Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program students who are in their fourth year of medical training received their residency destinations during the March 2018 Match Day celebration.