FE ATURES
THE MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER
SKULL BASE SURGERY TEAM: COMPREHENSIVE
CARE CLOSE TO HOME 05
Penn State Hea lth Milton S. Hershey Medica l Center
advances both clinica lly and technologica lly in the field of
skull base tumors, having assembled the only specia lized
surgery team in the region.
LEADING ROLE IN CLINICAL TRIAL POSITIONS
HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER IN VANGUARD OF
UROLOGICAL CARE 09
Penn State Hea lth Milton S. Hershey Medica l Center, as one
of eight academic medica l centers nationwide ta king part in
a clinica l tria l of Cxbladder, establishes itself as dedicated
to offering noninvasive tests to eliminate unnecessary and
deterring pain for patients.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION
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BARIATRICS
BARIATRIC SURGERY'S RESOLUTION OF OBESIT Y AND MANY OF ITS COMORBIDITIES IS
EX TENDING HOPE TO A RISING PATIENT POPUL ATION. IN THIS SECTION, WE EX AMINE THIS
PROMISING FIELD.
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SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
BARIATRICS
MISDIAGNOSING PEDIATRIC
SLEEP‑DISORDERED BREATHING 13
About 90% of children with sleep-disordered breathing are
undiagnosed, often because physicians attribute symptoms to
behaviora l issues.
WEIGHING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF
ADOLESCENT BARIATRIC SURGERY 14
Following bariatric surgery, severely obese adolescents are
more likely than adults to experience complete remission of
key comorbidities, according to recent research.
DEPARTMENTS
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 02
MEDICAL REAL ESTATE 08
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