By Dr. Terry Drew Kaaren Have you notice how many requests you’re getting for donations or financial aid via email and letters to your home? Two major hurricanes, wild fires, worldwide … more

By Dr. Terry Drew Kaaren Do you find the complainers in your life a total drag? Do some people seem to suck the very life out of you? Psychic vampires. That’s what they’re called. This … more

During September, Hunger Action Month - a nationwide initiative to raise awareness and take action to help end hunger - the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank (CPFB) is partnering with Presenting Sponsor … more

By Dr. Terry Drew Kaaren Are we destroying history? Monuments and statues symbolizing the Confederacy are being removed from public view in the United States at an increasing rate. Doesn’t … more

Penn State College of Medicine graduate program alumni Varun Prabhu and Olivier Noel were recently featured by the Philadelphia Business Journal in a story titled "Millennials to Watch in Life Sciences." more

Two playwrights - Margaret Hopkins, MS research assistant, and Martha Peaslee Levine, MD - will present their one-act play, "Cutting to the Truth," performed by Penn State College of Medicine employees at noon Friday, Sept. 8, in Room C2860 of the … more

Dr. Mack Ruffin, Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award for his work in research. more

Influenza vaccination rates in children may have decreased for the 2016-2017 influenza season because of a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the nasal spray version of the vaccine not be used, according to … more

These three words are the theme of the 16th Annual Philadelphia Trans Health Conference. These words honor the transgender community, which continues overcoming obstacles and moving forward. Some of those obstacles are of a personal nature and may … more

Seventy-eight incoming graduate students pursuing DrPH, master’s or PhD degrees at Penn State College of Medicine recently participated in the annual Graduate Student Oath Ceremony. During the Aug. 18 ceremony, the students took an oath to … more