Feb 14, 2022
In-office laser surgery for laryngeal disease circumvents the need for anesthesia and its potential side effects, significantly reducing complication rates and recovery time for patients at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Jan 28, 2022
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the nation to treat heart failure patients with the EVAHEART2 Left Ventricular Assist System.
Researchers at Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are investigating a novel, noninvasive procedure for heart failure patients who do not qualify for open-heart surgery.
Jan 26, 2022
Dr. S. Hassan Akbari with Penn State Neuroscience Institute and Penn State Health Children’s Hospital is one of only a handful of pediatric neurosurgeons trained under Dr. T.S. Park to perform this procedure with a single-level laminectomy approach.
Jan 13, 2022
At Penn State Health, mpMRI allows urologic oncologists to find cancers early and, perhaps just as important, identify which patients do not have cancer, avoiding unnecessary follow-up and treatment.
Dec 30, 2021
The safety and medical efficacy of probiotics has long been accepted. New research seeks to identify whether specific strains can strengthen the intestinal barrier and provide long-term relief for patients living with IBD.
Dec 28, 2021
Studies underway at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center aim to show how wearable monitoring technology with integrated hospital-grade nanosensors, telehealth software and artificial intelligence-driven decision support could improve heart failure care and reduce hospitalizations.
Dec 8, 2021
Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Behzad Dr. Soleimani at Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center uses a novel, minimally invasive method of removing left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) with better outcomes for patients who don’t qualify for conventional LVAD explantation.
Dec 6, 2021
New research on multiple sclerosis at Penn State Health Neurology found little difference in long-term outcomes among patients diagnosed early versus patients diagnosed later, although an earlier diagnosis — dependent on new standardization — would make a difference and increase quality of life for patients with MS.
Nov 24, 2021
Monthly multidisciplinary conferences allow a team of Penn State Health experts to formally collaborate, review and address complicated cases of IBD.
