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ON THE COVER
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Kentaro Yamane, MD, prepares for device
implantation during a procedure to treat
heart failure at Penn State Health Milton S.
Hershey Medical Center.
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COVER FE ATURE
PENN STATE HEALTH HEART AND VASCULAR:
THE REGION'S DESTINATION FOR
ADVANCED AND COMPLEX CARDIAC CARE 06
Penn State Hea lth specia lists provide multidisciplinary heart
and vascular care, including innovative aortic dissection
treatment and comprehensive management of patients with
heart failure.
NATIONAL FE ATURE
THE HOUSING AND HEALTH CONNECTION 05
Access to stable housing leads to better hea lth outcomes.
Supportive housing and renta l assistance programs aim to
help patients ma ke the most out of their treatments.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
INFECTIOUS DISE ASES
COULD THE END OF MS BE ON THE HORIZON? 14
A new longitudina l study shows a definitive connection
between the Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis (MS),
hinting at the possibility of an Epstein-Barr vaccine to protect
against MS.
DEPARTMENTS
DATA VAULT 12
