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Two nurses tend to a mannequin posing as a patient while a woman sits at the bedside, looking on.

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center unveils new nursing simulation lab

October 08, 2024

Three young girls, all dressed in identical outfits, sit on a bench with a Nittany Lion statue. One of the girls sits in the Lion’s lap, the other two are just to his side. A vehicle and a building are in the background, slightly out of focus.

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital ranks among nation's best in two specialties

October 08, 2024

Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise

October 08, 2024

A row of vegetables growing in a soil bed

Commonwealth Campuses promote wellness, education through gardens

October 03, 2024

Person sitting on couch talking to a therapist who is taking notes

Pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment programs may reduce crime, overdose deaths

October 02, 2024

Two women hold hands as they speak to one another. One woman sits at a table and the other stands. They’re in a church, a stained glass window is behind them and people in a pew look on.

Community health workers connect care and people who need it

October 01, 2024

Hands holding a video

One Health Microbiome Center launches new video series

September 30, 2024

Two women, one standing the other in a wheelchair, hold hands and smile while dancing. Other dancers are in the background.

RecFest 2024 highlights recreational activities for all ages and abilities

September 30, 2024

A woman stands with her arms partially outstretched, pointing toward and exhibit of 10 black and white photos on a wall.

Compassion on display at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

September 27, 2024

Kent Vrana poses for a portait in front of Penn State College of Medicine

Penn State's Kent Vrana named one of AAMC's four national distinguished teachers

September 27, 2024

baby sleeping on back in a crib

Rates of sudden unexpected infant death changed during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 26, 2024

Researchers and research staff encouraged to apply for CTSI affiliate status

September 26, 2024

A man applies a bandage on knee of his wife.

The Medical Minute: What to know about returning to play after athletic injury

September 25, 2024

Graphic showing five phases of the Penn State Strategic Plan process. Currently in phase 2, developing the institutional plan.

Penn Staters invited to share feedback on draft Strategic Plan proposal

September 24, 2024

A woman closes her eyes as she lifts a heavy weight off of a rack at a gym.

The Medical Minute: Exercise gain without pain. Well, maybe some soreness.

September 19, 2024

Two people embrace while standing on an outdoor cement patio. Windows are in the background.

Event celebrates 40 years of heart transplants at Hershey Medical Center

September 18, 2024

Four people smile for a photo while holding a large check from a fundraising ever

‘Gaming for Miracles’ raised more than $2800 for Children’s Miracle Network

September 16, 2024

Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Sept. 18-25

September 16, 2024

Split screen of two people.

New responsibilities and leadership promotions in research protections

September 12, 2024

A younger woman embraces a senior woman with her right arm.

The Medical Minute: Genetics play big role in ovarian cancer

September 12, 2024

David Rábago, MD named Co-director of CTSI's Translational Science Fellowship program

Co-director of Translational Science Fellowship named

September 10, 2024

Tyler Thomas, left, gestures as he talks to patient John Jones, right. Thomas is wearing a button-down shirt, tie, glasses and has a stethoscope around his neck. Jones is wearing a Hawaiian shirt and has hands over his heart.

Lancaster man’s life transformed by new heart failure program in Lancaster

September 10, 2024

A group of people pose for a photo with a sign touting "2024 Gold Beacon Award Winners."

Unit at Hershey Medical Center earns gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence

September 10, 2024

College of Medicine releases annual report

September 09, 2024

students walking near chemistry building

Pa. students the focus of Penn State’s $40M request for increased state support

September 05, 2024

A kid sitting down to a packed lunch at school makes a disgusted face.

The Medical Minute: School lunches, the healthy way

September 05, 2024

Two physicians perform a procedure on a draped patient in a surgical setting. Various pieces of medical equipment are located throughout the room.

Penn State Health hospitals recognized by American Heart Association

September 05, 2024

Group of people stand in front of an SUV and hold a giant check

Hyundai Hope on Wheels presents $400,000 grant for pediatric cancer research

August 28, 2024

Seminar series to be held on biostatistics, epidemiology, research design methods

August 26, 2024

Students and faculty sit at a tent during an exhibition, providing health screenings

Students, faculty provide health screening and education at Ag Progress Days

August 26, 2024

A mother and daughter hug near a car.

The Medical Minute: Leaving the nest for college, a transition for students, parents

August 22, 2024

Children look out of open windows on a school bus.

The Medical Minute: Back to school health tips for parents

August 14, 2024

Portrait of Hailey Cleveland

Nursing student honored for helping children with cancer prevent mouth sores

August 12, 2024

Adult and child with fake mustaches on a yellow background

Parents who use humor have better relationships with their children, study finds

August 12, 2024

Gallery talk at Palmer Museum of Art

Growing partnership incorporates arts and humanities in medical curriculum

August 08, 2024

A young woman tests her blood sample on a blood sugar meter at home.

The Medical Minute: The truth about diabetes

August 08, 2024

Four people pose for a photo as they prepare to ceremonially cut a ribbon.

Newly dedicated Kristen Olewine Milke CARE Center honors donor and volunteer

August 08, 2024

A photo of a person smiling is overlaid on a blue background with a statue of a lion

NIH awards College of Medicine researchers $8.5M to study insomnia treatments

August 07, 2024

A person in a white lab coat and purple gloves examines a sample in a Petri dish

Biomedical engineer to use $2M NIH grant to improve human tissue repair

August 07, 2024

Visualization of a Zebrafish's body, with multiple colors indicating different parts of its body.

$3.8M NIH grant funds 3D tissue and organism visualization project

August 02, 2024

Illustrated slide of Kristina Lenker

CTSI names 2024-25 implementation science fellow

August 02, 2024

Several students hold up numbers that spell out $6,272,608.32 while streamers fly through the air in the foreground.

Four Diamonds Mini-THON student leaders celebrate $6.2 million raised in 2023-24

August 02, 2024

A physician in an operating room wearing scrubs and glasses stands over a patient and looks at a computer monitor.

The Medical Minute: Understanding AFib and how to treat it

July 31, 2024

The costumed Penn State Nittany Lion raises an umbrella.

‘Reapply so you don’t fry’

July 31, 2024

A close-up of a Nittany Lion statue with Hampden Medical Center in the background, slightly out of focus.

Penn State Health honored for disability and veterans inclusion

July 31, 2024

Research scientist sitting at a desk and looking at data sets on a computer

Genes or environment? A new model for understanding disease risk factors

July 30, 2024

three images of the vascular network in the brain

New high-resolution 3D maps show how the brain’s blood vessels change with age

July 30, 2024

College of Medicine researchers awarded $6M to study seniors' physical function

July 29, 2024

A group of students with matching shirts sit at a stand at a farmer's market

College of Medicine welcomes international students to Hershey

July 25, 2024

Photo shows the touch screen of an interactive vending machine that dispenses health care items

‘Health To Go’ vending machine brings free health resources to Harrisburg

July 25, 2024

A flock of birds swoops over a herd of cattle.

The Medical Minute: Why experts are watching the H5N1 bird flu so closely

July 25, 2024

A man wearing a white doctor's coat presents a young woman with her own doctor's coat at the Penn State College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony

New medical students celebrate their rite of passage: The White Coat Ceremony

July 23, 2024

microscope and other lab glassware

A new drug target identified for diseases associated with leukemia-causing virus

July 22, 2024

Penn State joins dozens of higher ed institutions for 2024 Opportunity Institute

July 19, 2024

CTSI hosts research day to discuss how to improve health in rural Pennsylvania

July 19, 2024

Graphic with four headshots

Consortium of Rural States multi-institutional pilot awardees announced

July 19, 2024

An image of Steven Massini in a suit with the Nittany Lion Shrine in the background

Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini to retire

July 18, 2024

A surgeon and a colleague perform surgery on a patient. Both wear caps, masks, gowns and glasses.

Three Penn State Health hospitals named among nation’s best by U.S. News

July 17, 2024

A monitor displays a monochrome image as well as other data on a screen. A keyboard is below the monitor, slightly offset to the left.

Penn State Health now offering Aquablation therapy to treat enlarged prostate

July 15, 2024

Doctor holding tablet speaking with a patient

Ask an expert: Health care in the 2024 presidential election 

July 15, 2024

The interior of the Pennsylvania Capitol dome in Harrisburg.

General Assembly approves Penn State’s 2024-25 state funding

July 12, 2024

A female registered nurse sits by the bedside of a female patient in the Emergency Department as the patient talks to her. A computer monitor, medical equipment and monitors are behind the two women.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center earns Emergency Nurses Association Award

July 11, 2024

Doctor with child patient in exam room

Q&A: Finding novel therapies for childhood cancer

July 11, 2024

Professor Robert Sainburg opens a jar. Overlaid on him are lines indicating that both sides of the body are influenced by both hemispheres of the brain, with more influence from the opposite side.

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

July 11, 2024

Two men and two women pose in front of a vertical banner that says, “Welcome to the West Shore’s newest hospital.” The gentlemen are in the middle holding a large presentation check for $300,000 written to Penn State Health from McClure Company.

McClure Company gift supports Penn State Health’s two newest community hospitals

July 10, 2024

Feet standing on an electronic scale.

The Medical Minute: What to know about Ozempic and weight-loss drugs

July 10, 2024

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Two nurses tend to a mannequin posing as a patient while a woman sits at the bedside, looking on.

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center unveils new nursing simulation lab

October 08, 2024

Three young girls, all dressed in identical outfits, sit on a bench with a Nittany Lion statue. One of the girls sits in the Lion’s lap, the other two are just to his side. A vehicle and a building are in the background, slightly out of focus.

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital ranks among nation's best in two specialties

October 08, 2024

Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise

October 08, 2024

A row of vegetables growing in a soil bed

Commonwealth Campuses promote wellness, education through gardens

October 03, 2024

Person sitting on couch talking to a therapist who is taking notes

Pre-arrest diversion-to-treatment programs may reduce crime, overdose deaths

October 02, 2024

Two women hold hands as they speak to one another. One woman sits at a table and the other stands. They’re in a church, a stained glass window is behind them and people in a pew look on.

Community health workers connect care and people who need it

October 01, 2024

Hands holding a video

One Health Microbiome Center launches new video series

September 30, 2024

Two women, one standing the other in a wheelchair, hold hands and smile while dancing. Other dancers are in the background.

RecFest 2024 highlights recreational activities for all ages and abilities

September 30, 2024

A woman stands with her arms partially outstretched, pointing toward and exhibit of 10 black and white photos on a wall.

Compassion on display at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

September 27, 2024

Kent Vrana poses for a portait in front of Penn State College of Medicine

Penn State's Kent Vrana named one of AAMC's four national distinguished teachers

September 27, 2024

baby sleeping on back in a crib

Rates of sudden unexpected infant death changed during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 26, 2024

Researchers and research staff encouraged to apply for CTSI affiliate status

September 26, 2024

A man applies a bandage on knee of his wife.

The Medical Minute: What to know about returning to play after athletic injury

September 25, 2024

Graphic showing five phases of the Penn State Strategic Plan process. Currently in phase 2, developing the institutional plan.

Penn Staters invited to share feedback on draft Strategic Plan proposal

September 24, 2024

A woman closes her eyes as she lifts a heavy weight off of a rack at a gym.

The Medical Minute: Exercise gain without pain. Well, maybe some soreness.

September 19, 2024

Two people embrace while standing on an outdoor cement patio. Windows are in the background.

Event celebrates 40 years of heart transplants at Hershey Medical Center

September 18, 2024

Four people smile for a photo while holding a large check from a fundraising ever

‘Gaming for Miracles’ raised more than $2800 for Children’s Miracle Network

September 16, 2024

Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Sept. 18-25

September 16, 2024

Split screen of two people.

New responsibilities and leadership promotions in research protections

September 12, 2024

A younger woman embraces a senior woman with her right arm.

The Medical Minute: Genetics play big role in ovarian cancer

September 12, 2024

David Rábago, MD named Co-director of CTSI's Translational Science Fellowship program

Co-director of Translational Science Fellowship named

September 10, 2024

Tyler Thomas, left, gestures as he talks to patient John Jones, right. Thomas is wearing a button-down shirt, tie, glasses and has a stethoscope around his neck. Jones is wearing a Hawaiian shirt and has hands over his heart.

Lancaster man’s life transformed by new heart failure program in Lancaster

September 10, 2024

A group of people pose for a photo with a sign touting "2024 Gold Beacon Award Winners."

Unit at Hershey Medical Center earns gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence

September 10, 2024

College of Medicine releases annual report

September 09, 2024

students walking near chemistry building

Pa. students the focus of Penn State’s $40M request for increased state support

September 05, 2024

A kid sitting down to a packed lunch at school makes a disgusted face.

The Medical Minute: School lunches, the healthy way

September 05, 2024

Two physicians perform a procedure on a draped patient in a surgical setting. Various pieces of medical equipment are located throughout the room.

Penn State Health hospitals recognized by American Heart Association

September 05, 2024

Group of people stand in front of an SUV and hold a giant check

Hyundai Hope on Wheels presents $400,000 grant for pediatric cancer research

August 28, 2024

Seminar series to be held on biostatistics, epidemiology, research design methods

August 26, 2024

Students and faculty sit at a tent during an exhibition, providing health screenings

Students, faculty provide health screening and education at Ag Progress Days

August 26, 2024

A mother and daughter hug near a car.

The Medical Minute: Leaving the nest for college, a transition for students, parents

August 22, 2024

Children look out of open windows on a school bus.

The Medical Minute: Back to school health tips for parents

August 14, 2024

Portrait of Hailey Cleveland

Nursing student honored for helping children with cancer prevent mouth sores

August 12, 2024

Adult and child with fake mustaches on a yellow background

Parents who use humor have better relationships with their children, study finds

August 12, 2024

Gallery talk at Palmer Museum of Art

Growing partnership incorporates arts and humanities in medical curriculum

August 08, 2024

A young woman tests her blood sample on a blood sugar meter at home.

The Medical Minute: The truth about diabetes

August 08, 2024

Four people pose for a photo as they prepare to ceremonially cut a ribbon.

Newly dedicated Kristen Olewine Milke CARE Center honors donor and volunteer

August 08, 2024

A photo of a person smiling is overlaid on a blue background with a statue of a lion

NIH awards College of Medicine researchers $8.5M to study insomnia treatments

August 07, 2024

A person in a white lab coat and purple gloves examines a sample in a Petri dish

Biomedical engineer to use $2M NIH grant to improve human tissue repair

August 07, 2024

Visualization of a Zebrafish's body, with multiple colors indicating different parts of its body.

$3.8M NIH grant funds 3D tissue and organism visualization project

August 02, 2024

Illustrated slide of Kristina Lenker

CTSI names 2024-25 implementation science fellow

August 02, 2024

Several students hold up numbers that spell out $6,272,608.32 while streamers fly through the air in the foreground.

Four Diamonds Mini-THON student leaders celebrate $6.2 million raised in 2023-24

August 02, 2024

A physician in an operating room wearing scrubs and glasses stands over a patient and looks at a computer monitor.

The Medical Minute: Understanding AFib and how to treat it

July 31, 2024

The costumed Penn State Nittany Lion raises an umbrella.

‘Reapply so you don’t fry’

July 31, 2024

A close-up of a Nittany Lion statue with Hampden Medical Center in the background, slightly out of focus.

Penn State Health honored for disability and veterans inclusion

July 31, 2024

Research scientist sitting at a desk and looking at data sets on a computer

Genes or environment? A new model for understanding disease risk factors

July 30, 2024

three images of the vascular network in the brain

New high-resolution 3D maps show how the brain’s blood vessels change with age

July 30, 2024

College of Medicine researchers awarded $6M to study seniors' physical function

July 29, 2024

A group of students with matching shirts sit at a stand at a farmer's market

College of Medicine welcomes international students to Hershey

July 25, 2024

Photo shows the touch screen of an interactive vending machine that dispenses health care items

‘Health To Go’ vending machine brings free health resources to Harrisburg

July 25, 2024

A flock of birds swoops over a herd of cattle.

The Medical Minute: Why experts are watching the H5N1 bird flu so closely

July 25, 2024

A man wearing a white doctor's coat presents a young woman with her own doctor's coat at the Penn State College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony

New medical students celebrate their rite of passage: The White Coat Ceremony

July 23, 2024

microscope and other lab glassware

A new drug target identified for diseases associated with leukemia-causing virus

July 22, 2024

Penn State joins dozens of higher ed institutions for 2024 Opportunity Institute

July 19, 2024

CTSI hosts research day to discuss how to improve health in rural Pennsylvania

July 19, 2024

Graphic with four headshots

Consortium of Rural States multi-institutional pilot awardees announced

July 19, 2024

An image of Steven Massini in a suit with the Nittany Lion Shrine in the background

Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini to retire

July 18, 2024

A surgeon and a colleague perform surgery on a patient. Both wear caps, masks, gowns and glasses.

Three Penn State Health hospitals named among nation’s best by U.S. News

July 17, 2024

A monitor displays a monochrome image as well as other data on a screen. A keyboard is below the monitor, slightly offset to the left.

Penn State Health now offering Aquablation therapy to treat enlarged prostate

July 15, 2024

Doctor holding tablet speaking with a patient

Ask an expert: Health care in the 2024 presidential election 

July 15, 2024

The interior of the Pennsylvania Capitol dome in Harrisburg.

General Assembly approves Penn State’s 2024-25 state funding

July 12, 2024

A female registered nurse sits by the bedside of a female patient in the Emergency Department as the patient talks to her. A computer monitor, medical equipment and monitors are behind the two women.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center earns Emergency Nurses Association Award

July 11, 2024

Doctor with child patient in exam room

Q&A: Finding novel therapies for childhood cancer

July 11, 2024

Professor Robert Sainburg opens a jar. Overlaid on him are lines indicating that both sides of the body are influenced by both hemispheres of the brain, with more influence from the opposite side.

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

July 11, 2024

Two men and two women pose in front of a vertical banner that says, “Welcome to the West Shore’s newest hospital.” The gentlemen are in the middle holding a large presentation check for $300,000 written to Penn State Health from McClure Company.

McClure Company gift supports Penn State Health’s two newest community hospitals

July 10, 2024

Feet standing on an electronic scale.

The Medical Minute: What to know about Ozempic and weight-loss drugs

July 10, 2024

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