Medicine In Blue and White - Episode 1 - Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Описание: http://pennstatehershey.org "Medicine in Blue and White" is a new series about Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the first medical information show to air on the Big Ten Network.

The first episode of the series tells the personal stories of four people, who range from an 11-year-old brain tumor patient to a recently retired nurse undergoing an innovative heart catheterization, and the medical professionals at Penn State Hershey who oversee their care and the cutting-edge, research-based medical treatments they are receiving.

Wrist catheterization: Safer and more comfortable

This segment tells the story of a recently retired nurse coming to Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute to receive a heart catheterization procedure by physician Dr. Steve Ettinger called a radial approach, inserting the catheter through an artery in the wrist, which only 1-2 percent of hospitals in the country currently perform.

Neurosurgery using the Myriad device

This segment tells the story of an 11-year-old boy with a rare noncancerous brain tumor as he and his parents arrive at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. Pediatric neurosurgeon Mark Dias will whittle away at the tumor using a state-of-the-art device called the Myriad™, all without disturbing nerves necessary for eyesight.

Polycystic Ovary Disease (PCOS)

This segment tells the story of a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome, also known as PCOS, who turned to Penn State Hershey Women's Health and Dr. Richard Legro, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, to help her and her husband try to conceive through his latest clinical study.

Using social media to manage diabetes

This segment tells the story of how Heather Stuckey, once a human resources professional and now a clinical researcher at Penn State Hershey, is still in a profession trying to help people. She's studying a novel way to help people with diabetes, like herself, use social media to share ideas and be a support network for each other around the world.