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Neuro Update
Penn State Health’s Neuro Update highlights the latest innovations in neurology and neurosurgery. See the latest Neuro Updates below.
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Aug. 5, 2022
Penn State Health Neurosurgery participates in groundbreaking SQUID trial for treatment of chronic subdural hematomas
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Jun. 20, 2022
Study links left ventricular hypertrophy to deep white matter hyperintensities in patients with acute stroke and a presumed history of untreated chronic or uncontrolled hypertension
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Jun. 20, 2022
New study shows patients with low-grade gliomas are more likely to experience mental health disorders
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Mar. 23, 2022
New research shows American-born Black adults are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than Black immigrants
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Urology Update
Penn State Health’s Urology Update highlights the latest innovations in Urology. See the latest Urology Updates below.
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Sep. 19, 2022
Breakthrough nuclear medicine treatment helps patients with advanced prostate cancer
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Aug. 3, 2022
New and advanced single port robotic surgery substantially improves outcomes for certain urological conditions
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Jun. 23, 2022
Study reveals strong correlation between geriatric conditions and treatment burden in older adults diagnosed with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
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May 25, 2022
Study finds high patient satisfaction — and some desire for improvement — during routine oncologic urologic malignancy follow-up visits
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Cardio Update
Penn State Health’s Cardio Update highlights the latest innovations in cardiology. See the latest Cardio Updates below.
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Jan. 28, 2022
New left ventricular assist system offers a bridge to transplant while reducing risks of traditional left ventricular assist devices
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Jan. 28, 2022
New heart failure treatment offers an alternative to LVAD implantation
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Dec. 28, 2021
NanoSENSE: Using wearable diagnostics to manage heart failure
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Dec. 8, 2021
Titanium plug offers effective alternative for sealing defects after LVAD explantation
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ENT Update
Penn State Health’s ENT Update highlights the latest innovations in ear, nose and throat surgery (otolaryngology). See the latest ENT Updates below.
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Sep. 9, 2022
Penn State Health is first in the region to employ the da Vinci SP for significantly improved outcomes on patients with head and neck cancers
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Feb. 14, 2022
Forging ahead: Penn State Health multidisciplinary Facial Nerve Disorders Clinic improves care of patients with facial nerve paralysis
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Feb. 14, 2022
In-office laryngeal laser procedures
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Aug. 9, 2021
Research reveals higher thyroid cancer risk for menopausal women with longer reproductive years
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GI Update
Penn State Health’s GI Update highlights the latest innovations in gastroenterology and GI surgery. See the latest GI Updates below.
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Dec. 30, 2021
LA1 probiotic strain shows early promise in treatment of IBD
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Nov. 24, 2021
Multidisciplinary IBD conferences bring specialists together to find solutions to complex cases
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Aug. 24, 2021
Stem cell trial seeks new solution for patients with perianal fistula
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Aug. 9, 2021
Long-term follow-up shows durability of chemotherapy for ablation and resolution of mucinous pancreatic cysts
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Ortho Update
Penn State Health’s Ortho Update highlights the latest innovations in orthopedics. See the latest Ortho Updates below.
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Feb. 13, 2018
Penn State Orthopaedic Surgeons among Nation’s First to Perform Total Ankle Replacement Using Lateral Approach
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Feb. 13, 2018
Pioneering 3-D Bioprinting Research Offers Glimpse into Future Treatment for Cartilage Injury and Osteoarthritis
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Feb. 13, 2018
New Surgical Technique Improves Posterior Instability in Total Shoulder Replacement
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Feb. 17, 2017
Cervical Radiculopathy: Cervical Disc Arthroplasty versus Fusion