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The Medical Minute: Getting Ahead of Head and Neck Cancer

The warning signs of head and neck cancer can be easy to miss. But according to a Penn State Health physician, prevention is possible.
3-Apr-2025 6:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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The Medical Minute: Don’t Snooze on Sleep Apnea

Does your partner keep leaving for the guest room because of your snoring? You could have sleep apnea. A Penn State Health sleep medicine specialist explains the serious health effects of this often-overlooked condition ─ and the treatments that...
19-Mar-2025 6:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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The Medical Minute: Why Am I Always So Tired?

Feeling tired all the time? A Penn State Health family medicine physician shares simple tips on lifestyle changes, sleep hygiene habits and diet to help improve your sleep.
12-Mar-2025 8:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Early-Life Responsive Parenting Intervention Yields Lasting but Diminishing Benefits on Child Weight

Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects lasting but diminishing into middle childhood, according to a new study.
10-Mar-2025 5:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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The Medical Minute: Measles Makes a Comeback. Your Questions Answered

Measles cases are rising in the U.S., with Pennsylvania reporting its first case this year. A Penn State Health pediatric infectious disease physician answers your questions about the highly contagious virus and why vaccination remains the best...
5-Mar-2025 7:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

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The Medical Minute: Ear Infections and Kids: Top Tips for Parents

A Penn State Health otolaryngologist shares what to know about ear infections and other ear, nose and throat problems in children.
19-Feb-2025 9:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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The Medical Minute: Can You Have a Heart Attack and Not Know It?

Not all heart attacks have telltale symptoms like chest pain. A Penn State Health cardiologist shares signs of a silent heart attack and tips to protect your heart.
5-Feb-2025 8:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

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The Medical Minute: What Works ─ and What Doesn’t ─ to Prevent Norovirus

Norovirus, often called the stomach flu, is spreading rapidly in the U.S. A Penn State Health infectious diseases specialist explains why—and why hand sanitizer isn’t effective against it.
29-Jan-2025 9:00 PM EST Add to Favorites


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The Medical Minute: Pulling Back the Curtain on Infertility

For decades, people struggling with infertility had to add social stigma to problems. A Penn State Health doctor discusses the causes and treatments of infertility and how attitudes have shifted.
10-Jan-2025 5:50 PM EST

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The Medical Minute: Keep safety top of mind this hunting season

Deer hunting season is here. What can hunters do to stay safe? A Penn State Health expert talks tree stands, harnesses and what to carry in your pack.
29-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST

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The Medical Minute: Uptick in COVID cases, new vaccine available

Cases of COVID-19 are up since this summer, and a new vaccine is available. A Penn State Health infectious disease expert offers the latest on the pandemic.
4-Oct-2023 9:10 AM EDT

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The Medical Minute: How to communicate with someone who doesn’t hear? Just ask them.

You don’t need to know sign language to have meaningful conversations with someone who can’t hear. All you need is a little planning and some empathy. Two Penn State Health experts explain.
31-Aug-2023 11:15 AM EDT

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The Medical Minute: A new or expectant mother’s guide to breastfeeding

It’s good for babies and for moms, but if you’re a newbie, how do you get started with breastfeeding? A Penn State Health lactation consultant shares her views.
23-Aug-2023 9:35 AM EDT

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The Medical Minute: Early detection key to protecting vision from glaucoma

Glaucoma can develop for years before you experience a symptom. A Penn State Health optometrist discusses early diagnosis and how testing can make all the difference for your vision.
6-Jul-2023 8:35 AM EDT

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The Medical Minute: Know the risks from ticks this summer

A Penn State Health infectious diseases physician and researcher shares his insights about the various health risks from the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick.
15-Jun-2023 8:05 AM EDT

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Penn State Health is a multi-hospital health system serving patients and communities across 15 counties in central Pennsylvania. It employs more than 20,900 people systemwide.

The system includes Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health Children’s Hospital and Penn State Cancer Institute based in Hershey, Pa.; Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, Pa.; Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, Pa.; Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center in Lancaster, Pa.; Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, Pa.; Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, a specialty provider of inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, in Harrisburg, Pa., and 2,490 physicians and direct care providers at 186 outpatient practices. Additionally, the system jointly operates various health care providers, including Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Hershey Outpatient Surgery Center and Hershey Endoscopy Center.

In 2017, Penn State Health partnered with Highmark Health to facilitate creation of a value-based, community care network in the region.

Penn State Health shares an integrated strategic plan and operations with Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s medical school. With campuses in State College and Hershey, Pa., the College of Medicine boasts a portfolio of more than $150 million in funded research and more than 1,700 students and trainees in medicine, nursing, other health professions and biomedical research.

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