Did preschooler Susan Holmes lose her ability to smile, swallow, move, and communicate because her breathing tube was inserted in the wrong place during her trip to the emergency room? In a mock trial at Penn State Law held on April 2 with pediatric medical residents and law students the case hinged on the word "because." (more)
How has the legal system shaped the practice of medicine? What should lawyers know about physicians? The Penn State community is invited to register now for "Treating Medical Errors" in Carlisle, Pa. on April 2. (more)
WQXA 105.7 the X personalities, Nipsey, Earl David Reed, and Jen Shade of The People's Morning Show, will host the annual 28-hour marathon Pay for Play broadcast on Thursday, November 17 at 5 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Friday, November 18. X listeners will make donations to Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital each time they make a request during the pay for play marathon. (more)
Do you ever swat your child on the behind? Let's hope not. Over the past few decades, numerous studies have concluded that spanking isn't the best or most effective way to discipline a child successfully. But when your kids misbehave, don't replace spanking with yelling. New research shows that screaming loudly at children may also harm them. So what can parents do when their kids become unruly, especially with the summer vacation months upon us and children spending more time at home? (more)
Lancaster County families now have even greater access to specialty pediatric care close to home with the opening of the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital -- Lancaster Outpatient practice site. The new practice site, at 2170 Noll Drive, Lancaster, off Rohrerstown Road near Stauffer's of Kissel Hill, provides easy access to a full array of specialty services for children and adolescents in one convenient location. (more)
The Harrisburg-based improvisational comedy troupe, Don't Break the Streak, will hold a benefit for Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. The event, titled "Comedy from the Heart," will consist of four improv comedy shows at 8 and 10:30 p.m. on May 20 and 21 at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone, 110 Limekiln Road, in New Cumberland, Pa. (more)
Construction workers placed the final steel beam atop the new Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, marking a milestone in the construction of the freestanding building, in a topping-off ceremony held Feb. 8. The beam bearing the signatures of patients, staff, students, volunteers, donors, and community members was hoisted into the air by a crane then carefully guided into place.
Before playing in the American Hockey League All-Star Game this week, members of both teams -- including some Hershey Bears -- visited with patients at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. (more)
Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital will hold two radiothons in February. GIANT Food Stores' RED Cares for Kids Radiothon on RED 102.3 fm will be Feb. 11-13 at the Capital City Mall, Camp Hill, Pa., and GIANT Food Stores' I Care for Kids Radiothon on I105 WIOV fm will be Feb. 25-27 at Wanner Ford in Ephrata, Pa. Listen, pledge and come visit these stores. To make a donation during the radiothons, call 1-877-KIDS-365 or donate online at PennStateHershey.org/cmn. (more)
The holiday season is here, and for many kids that means one thing -- toys. Approximately 50 percent of all toy purchases in the United States occur between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Since December is such a popular month for gift-buying, it only makes sense that it has been named the official Safe Toys and Gifts Month. Often, people get so caught up in gift buying that they don't stop to consider if the gifts they're purchasing are safe for children. (more)
