May 17, 2017
By Carolyn Kimmel Mike and Mark Nakhla are used to receiving one invitation, not two, to friend gatherings, being mistaken for each other and called each other’s name by professors […]
A new $2.4 million program for graduate students seeking to contribute to breakthrough discoveries in medicine and biology by using "big data" has been established at Penn State, with nearly $1.4 million in funding from the National Library of Medicine of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and more than $1 million from the University.
Sometimes referred to as "the flipped classroom," team-based learning encourages the student to develop deep thinking and teamwork skills that are especially important in an increasingly team-based approach to medicine. The approach is used extensively in Penn State College of Medicine's physician assistant program.
May 16, 2017
Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children's Hospital and the Harrisburg City Islanders have launched a new partnership to raise awareness and funds for Four Diamonds.
May 11, 2017
An international team of researchers reveals how immune cells called macrophages activate to kill parasitic worms. The findings could lead to better drugs to fight common infections.
According to the American Stroke Association, the number of people 65 and older who were treated for ischemic stroke declined between 2000 and 2010. However, hospitalization rates for those younger than 65 rose.
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center observes National Nurses Week, May 6-12, with a special message about its dedicated, Magnet-designated nursing staff.
May 10, 2017
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Program Office has granted Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center an appraisal site visit, June 19-21, for the final step in the Magnet re-designation process.
You've probably heard of the Ronald McDonald House of Hershey — located across the street from Penn State Health Children's Hospital. We get answers to your questions about Ronald McDonald House from Karla Mitchell, Ronald McDonald House Charities Executive Director, and Amy Leonard, Ronald McDonald House Charities Development Manager.
Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc, professor of medicine and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, discussed contraceptive use before, during and after the Affordable Care Act during the 2017 Spring Dean's Lecture held May 9, 2017.
