Snow blankets University Park
February 6, 2010
Many are registered during York's bone marrow drive
February 3, 2010
Haitian earthquake victims receive help from Hershey medical staff
February 3, 2010
Comedian Dunham entertains audience
January 29, 2010
Pink Zone game benefits breast cancer research
January 24, 2010
Gala raises money for Four Diamonds
January 22, 2010
MLK events culminate in evening celebration
January 20, 2010
Penn State, local students collaborate to celebrate MLK
January 17, 2010
Heard on Campus: Tony Leach, Essence, at the Forum
January 15, 2010
The 94th annual PA Farm Show is under way
January 10, 2010
Lady Lions hold Special Olympics clinic
January 9, 2010
A look back at Bowl Week
January 4, 2010
Penn State 2010
2009 State of the University Address
Managing the Roost: Penn State's Crow Relocation Project
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Penn State introduces Tony Leach as laureate for 2009-2010
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air
Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009
'Expert Opinion' show examines sports gambling
'Expert Opinion' looks at men's college basketball issues
'Expert Opinion' tackles college football rankings
Heart and vascular disease is the leading cause of disability and death of women in the United States. The majority of heart diseases in women include coronary artery disease and heart attack, heart failure, valve disease, and arrhythmia -- some of which can lead to sudden death. Peripheral vascular diseases (sometimes called PAD--peripheral artery disease) can lead to debilitating stroke or amputation. Congenital heart diseases, or cardiac conditions present at birth, are less common but equally important and require lifelong care. (more)
Four years ago, a few key people at Penn State had a vision to bring together students and alumni for a gala evening. That vision turned into the first Penn State President's Concert in 2007, featuring several of the School of Music's top performing ensembles in a special performance at Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall. Hosted by President Graham B. Spanier and sponsored jointly by the Alumni Association and the School of Music, the President's Concert was such a hit that it became an annual event. This year's President's Concert will feature the Penn State Philharmonic performing in America's most prestigious concert hall, New York City's Carnegie Hall, at 8 p.m. March 24. As with the previous concerts, there will be a pre-concert reception for alumni and friends. "It's definitely going to be something completely beyond anything else I've ever done as a musician," said percussionist and music education freshman Laura Brown. (more)
Nearly everyone has experienced deja vu, a brief sensation of having experienced a new situation or feeling in the past. Based upon recent study of epilepsy patients, researchers believe that deja vu originates in the temporal and frontal lobes, according to Claire Flaherty-Craig, a neuropsychologist at Hershey Medical Center and assistant professor with the College of Medicine. "Statistically it occurs more in late adolescence and frequency of episodes declines with age," she said. (more)
Based on the integral role Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute played in the landmark HeartMate II(r) Destination Therapy Clinical Trial, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center announced today that the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) has received FDA approval for Destination Therapy (DT), or long-term treatment option, for patients suffering from advanced stage heart failure who are not eligible for heart transplantation. (more)
The medical mission team comprised of Penn State Hershey Medical Center doctors and nurses that has been treating quake victims in Haiti for nearly two weeks is set to hand off their patient care responsibilities and return to Hershey this week. Though they have endured stifling heat, lack of sleep and limited access to essentials like running water and electricity, team members say they will remember most the gratitude and grace of the Haitian people they helped care for. (more)
The medical team from Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center currently assisting in Haiti has indicated a great need for crutches and canes. Therapy Services is coordinating a donation drive. Anyone with crutches and canes that are no longer needed can donate them to assist those who desperately need them in Haiti. Crutches and canes can be dropped off at the Therapy Services office at the medical center, 30 Hope Drive, Suite 1500, Through Feb. 11. For more information or to ask questions contact Kathy Beaulieu at 717-531-8070 or kbeaulieu@hmc.psu.edu. (more)
With plans to open a new 30,000-square-foot medical office complex in Camp Hill this summer, Penn State Hershey Medical Group has taken initial steps to combine its two existing Cumberland County-based medical practices into one. Operations for Penn State Hershey Medical Group -- Silver Spring at 3 Flowers Drive in Mechanicsburg, Pa., will move to the Medical Group site at 101 Erford Road in Camp Hill, Pa., in late February. The new site will be called Penn State Hershey Medical Group -- Camp Hill. (more)
Squeezing into a tight pair of pants can be a painful experience, but a new type of "pants" recommended for certain heart patients actually squeezes back and provides pain relief. Called enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP(r)), the outpatient therapy uses three sets of blood pressure-like cuffs wrapped around the legs and buttocks that inflate and deflate with the patient's heartbeat. The squeezing action increases blood flow and oxygen to the heart and other organs, often reducing or even eliminating symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath and fatigue. (more)
A Penn State College of Medicine researcher whose life's work contributed to the development of the world's first cervical cancer vaccine, has died. John W. Kreider, professor emeritus of pathology and microbiology, and the first scientist to be funded by the Jake Gittlen Cancer Research Foundation at the College of Medicine, died Friday from complications related to kidney failure. He was 72 years old. (more)
In December of 2009, donors to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center contributed $10,137,227 through new pledges and outright gifts. This is the largest amount secured in the month of December of any year in the Medical Center's history. The previous record was set in December 2008 when more than $8.1 million in pledges and outright gifts were received. (more)
