WILMINGTON –Senior nursing students from the University of Delaware will work with the Wilmington Hope Commission to provide Free Walk-In Health Screenings in February to celebrate American Heart Month. The screenings, which do not require an appointment, will occur every Thursday and Friday from February 6, 2025, through February 28, 2025, at the Hope Commission’s offices at 38 Vandever Ave. …
Andrew Diego Honored With DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Andrew Diego, RN, of Christiana Care’s Union Hospital has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. ChristianaCare DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying exceptional clinical skills, compassion, calm, respect and partnership. Diego was nominated by a patient and the husband of a patient who both acknowledged his …
Jewish Family Services (JFS) program expands mental health access
“When you call asking for mental health assistance, the last thing you want to hear is that you can’t be seen right now,” says Wendell Covell, deputy director of programs at Jewish Family Services Delaware. A shortage of providers has created a national “mental health crisis,” according to a 2023 report by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. Nationwide, …
Synnovation Therapeutics asks CDF for $438,000 to support job growth
WILMINGTON – Synnovation Therapeutics will ask the state’s Council on Development Finance on Monday for a $438,000 Strategic Fund grant to help the cancer research company nearly triple its workforce, according to an application obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Synnovation is a Wilmington-based cancer research company formed in August 2021. It was founded by scientists who previously …
ChristianaCare caregivers come together for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
More than 200 ChristianaCare caregivers and their families came together for a systemwide service project on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20, to pack supply kits for neighbors in need. Caregivers and their families served together. These volunteers assembled 3,500 supply kits with essential items like washcloths, dish soap and detergent for individuals …
ChristianaCare caregivers recognized as YMCA Black Achievers
The YMCA Black Achievers program aims to inspire African American teens by focusing on college readiness and career awareness through mentorship. Every week, these young individuals gather at the Walnut Street YMCA, in Wilmington, eager to learn and prepare for their futures. The local business community nominates African American mentors from various career fields based on their accomplishments and the contributions …
ChristianaCare becomes 1st house staff, 2nd pool of docs to unionize in Delaware
NEWARK – The ChristianaCare Health Network has officially become the second group of doctors and the first house staff in Delaware to successfully unionize. “It’s very exciting that Christiana residents have come together to form a union, creating the framework to support each other in each department’s needs,” said Dr. Layla Annous, a resident physician in medicine and pediatrics. ChristianaCare …
Wilm. VA, Rowan team up for biomedical research for Vets
WILMINGTON – A new five-year partnership between two veterans organizations and a New Jersey college will help advance research on certain medical ailments common to those that served in the military. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between the Wilmington Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM), and the Veterans Health Foundation (VHF). The MOU aims …
Sober Rides offers Lyft, Uber vouchers for Delawareans on New Year’s Eve
With New Year’s Eve just a few days away, the Delaware Office of Highway Safety will again offer a program to crack down on driving under the influence to improve roadway safety. Sober Rides provides vouchers of up to $20 from partners Lyft and Uber, usable between Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at 2 …
Natural Sweeteners’ quest to save manufacturers money on costly sugar supplies gains momentum
NEWARK – The tipping point that told Kasia Biggin her idea to make zero-calorie sweeteners like stevia taste better came when her team attended the Natural Products Expo West in California in March. “We brought samples of our sweeteners and marketed them by approaching all of the companies that we wanted to get a review from,” says Kasia, who started …