Location: Penn State College of Medicine

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Kids received mental health treatment in record numbers after pandemic

Aug 4, 2026

When schools closed in the spring of 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children and adolescents receiving mental health treatment in the United States fell by more than half. By 2022, that number had exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

Medical students stand on a stage as faculty members help them put on their first white coats.

Penn State College of Medicine welcomes MD Class of 2030 at White Coat Ceremony

Aug 3, 2026

Penn State College of Medicine marked the start of a new medical journey for 146 first-year MD students on Friday, July 31, during the White Coat Ceremony.

Portraits of Karen Krok, MD (faculty), and Mitchell Paro, MD (resident), are shown next to the words Exceptional Moments in Teaching.

Krok and Paro recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

Aug 1, 2026

Karen Krok, MD, faculty member, and Mitchell Paro, MD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.

Joanie Miller gestures during a discussion at a table while three other people look on

$2.5M grant to start street medicine program at College of Medicine

Jul 16, 2026

A grant will support a new street medicine program at Penn State College of Medicine that aims to serve unsheltered populations in both urban and rural areas in southcentral Pennsylvania.

A group of about 15 people wearing professional attire stand in the hallway of a newly refurbished hospital unit. A man in the foreground has his arm extended outward as he speaks to the group.

Penn State Health relocates inpatient psychiatric services to Holy Spirit Medical Center

Jul 13, 2026

Penn State Health is relocating inpatient psychiatric services for adults, adolescents and children to Holy Spirit Medical Center, expanding access to behavioral health care with 53 new inpatient beds and further integrating services under the Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health identity.

A view from over the shoulder of a woman typing on a laptop computer. On the screen is a page within the Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium website that displays Study Finder search results.

Beat Childhood Cancer at Penn State College of Medicine launches WeTrials AI patient engagement platform

Jul 7, 2026

Beat Childhood Cancer has announced the implementation of the WeTrials AI-powered patient engagement platform to help families discover, understand and engage with pediatric cancer clinical research opportunities across the consortium’s study portfolio.

Portraits of David Richard, MD (faculty), and Antoinette Hu, MD (resident), are shown next to the words Exceptional Moments in Teaching.

Richard and Hu recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

Jul 1, 2026

David Richard, MD, faculty member, and Antoinette Hu, MD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.

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Q&A: What does science say about plants as medicine?

Jun 25, 2026

Plants have always played an integral role in traditional medicine and healing practices, according to Kent Vrana, Elliot S. Vesell Professor of Pharmacology at Penn State College of Medicine, and they continue to shape health and medicine today.

A man plays a tuba in the foreground while other musicians are in the background, in front of a crescent-shaped building lit up in red and blue lights.

Celebrate Independence Day at ‘An American Salute’ in Hershey

Jun 18, 2026

The sounds of summer – and the spirit of Independence Day – will fill the air once again as Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine invite the community to a beloved seasonal tradition.

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Four minutes of daily resistance training can quadruple fitness in older adults

Jun 12, 2026

Just four minutes of daily strengthening exercise dramatically increases key factors in quality of life for aging adults, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

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