Oct 14, 2014
Dr. Robert Harbaugh, Professor and Chair of Penn State Neurosurgery and Director of Penn State Neuroscience Institute, was chosen president-elect of the Society of Neurological Surgeons, the world’s oldest neurological society.
Physicians and researchers from Penn State Neuroscience Institute and Penn State Center for Neural Engineering have combined to develop a Smart ICU, using the data collection and synthesis method known as predictive modeling to deliver patient-specific care.
Sep 12, 2014
Most pregnant women receive one-on-one prenatal care from their OB provider, but a group-care model has shown increasing promise and is becoming more widely available. Danielle Hazard, M.D., of Penn State Hershey Obstetrics and Gynecology, explains: “We offer a group prenatal care program called Centering Pregnancy. This model integrates three important components of care: health […]
If you’ve ever sat through a journal club meeting where the article headlines were just re-hashed, you’re not alone. Over time, journal clubs tend to get stale. Pitfalls, like choosing from a limited range of topics, and having only two or three people who are consistently willing to rotate leading discussions, are common. Yet the […]
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States. The incidence is increasing, including in premenopausal women. According to Joshua Kesterson, M.D., a gynecologic oncologist with Penn State Hershey Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Such women may wish to consider fertility-sparing treatment options and avoid standard treatment, which consists of hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and […]
Sep 9, 2014
There are multiple surgical and nonsurgical approaches for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and deciding which one best fits a given patient is often based on care provider preference and experience with certain techniques. With POP stages >2, marked by the vaginal wall protruding to varying degrees through the vaginal opening, many urogynecologists intervene surgically. […]
Jul 24, 2014
For treating various conditions that result in metatarsalgia, the basic aim is to reduce load transmission through the operated metatarsal and reduce pressure on the plantar surface of the metatarsal. The classic Weil osteotomy, recommended for the subluxed or dislocated metatarsal phalangeal joint (MTPJ), is effective for reducing pain.
Jul 15, 2014
For osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee, avascular necrosis of subchondral bone can lead to fragmentation of bone and overlying cartilage; osteochondral loose body formation may occur, leading to pain and further articular damage.
Jun 19, 2014
Decisions regarding the treatment of patients with an esophageal perforation or spontaneous rupture are usually tackled in the emergency care setting. In recent years, the viable treatment options for patients with such life-threatening problems have expanded with development of new techniques and more widespread use of collaborative care.
Important advances over the last decade in our understanding of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) have opened the door to earlier diagnosis, innovative treatment, and improved patient survival. Most often occurring in the stomach, GISTs are thought to arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal, and are marked by mutations in the c-kit proto-oncogene, which expresses […]
