Health

What to know about Alzheimer’s

4 years ago
This November, Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America wants everyone to...

Lung health event questions due Nov. 13

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare continues its virtual offerings with Take A Breath, a lung health empowerment...

Free virtual memory screenings available to all

Sandy Silverstein
4 years ago
Your brain is one of the most vital parts of your body. When was the last time you got a healthy...

Millville community helps residents and Beebe...

David Szumski
4 years ago
The CDC Public Health Blog says, “A healthy community is one in which local groups from all parts...

Relay for Life of Sussex County virtual event raises...

4 years ago
Relay for Life of Sussex County held a virtual relay on Facebook Oct. 10, since an in-person event...

Open MRIs now offered at Beebe Healthcare in Millsboro

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare will now offer open MRIs thanks to a new machine with an accommodating design that...

Adapting senior care to meet challenges of pandemic

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Businesses have had to adapt because of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those providing services...

Hope for Livi virtual race nets $13,000 for injured...

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
The Inaugural Hope for Livi Virtual 5K run/walk raised $13,000 to help injured athlete Livi Pejo...

How hormones help balance effects of stress and...

Kim Furtado, ND
4 years ago
The phrase, Happy Wife, Happy Life brings a smile to many faces. Happy Hormones, Happy Life is...

Bayhealth earns highest national stroke award honors

4 years ago
Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus and Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus have received the American...

Opioid epidemic is worsened by COVID-19 pandemic

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Almost lost in the hype surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic is the ongoing opioid overdose death...

School of Nursing 2020 class achieves 100 percent...

4 years ago
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing Class of 2020 recently earned a 100 percent pass rate for...

New benches donated for Beebe’s Tunnell Cancer Center

Diane Barlow
4 years ago
A year ago, I received a call from Beth Plaskus. She and her husband, Richard, had noticed there...

Bayhealth Goes Purple for substance use disorder...

4 years ago
Bayhealth is raising awareness about substance use disorder in support of the statewide initiative...

Beebe Healthcare names 2020 Nursing Excellence Awardees

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare’s Nurses Celebrating Nurses Committee recently presented the 2020 Nursing...

New fund offers scholarships to Easterseals Camp...

4 years ago
When Tim Ernst’s sister Margaret passed away, he knew he wanted to honor her dedication to her...

Beebe babies to get Dolly Parton’s Imagination...

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare and Lewes Public Library are partnering to ensure that all babies born at Beebe...

Blood drive set in memory of Woodbridge quarterback...

4 years ago
The 4Troy Foundation will honor the memory of an extraordinary young man, the late Troy Anthony...

Cancer is scary – but Beebe Healthcare makes it less so

Kathee Brown
4 years ago
I am a two-time breast cancer survivor who received treatment at Tunnell Cancer Center. My late...

Ideas to make Halloween fun and COVID-19-safe

Dr. Bill Chasanov
4 years ago
As with everything else in 2020, Halloween may look a little different this year due to COVID-19...

New Bayhealth facility to bring expanded services to...

4 years ago
Bayhealth has announced plans for the construction of a new outpatient center offering a range of...

Don’t allow COVID-19 fatigue to halt our progress

4 years ago
Eight months of COVID-19 – constant reminders to wash your hands, wear a mask, physically distance...

Easterseals awarded grant to fund ABA therapy

4 years ago
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore has received a grant from Highmark Delaware...

Beebe restricts visitors as COVID-19 cases increase

4 years ago
Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Beebe Healthcare is restricting visitors at...

Ninety and grateful for Beebe’s Dr. Palekar

Amanda Neal
4 years ago
Mary Ann Kahane is a very special lady, and she recently was inducted into a very special club...

DRBA Police to participate in drug take-back day Oct...

4 years ago
The Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department will participate in the U.S. Drug...

Sickle Cell Ambassador LJ Oliver Jr. of Milford...

4 years ago
Sickle Cell Ambassador Larry D. "LJ" Oliver Jr. and his Young Heroes team thank all who supported...

Support available for elderly and their adult children

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Coaching is a language that uses techniques to ask questions, reflects on the answers, and...

Beebe Goes Purple raises awareness for opioid addiction

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Opioid addiction is a disease that can happen to anyone – that’s the theme that emerged at the...

Delawareans have more options to dispose of unwanted...

4 years ago
Delawareans now have more options when it comes to keeping their unused medications out of the...

Highmark grant supports coalition against domestic...

4 years ago
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware recently awarded a grant for $159,950 to the Delaware...

Rehoboth police to host prescription drug take-back...

4 years ago
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department will offer a prescription medication take-back event from 10 a...

State program expands access to youth behavioral...

4 years ago
The Delaware Children’s Department has launched a program that links pediatric primary care...

Licensed massage therapist Brei Mascola joins Heartwish

4 years ago
HeartWish Healing Center announced Brei Mascola, LMT, has joined its team. Mascella offers cupping...

Pink Affair events to benefit Cancer Support...

4 years ago
The Cancer Support Community Delaware’s Pink Affair is back with a new direction for a new time in...

Beebe’s care and compassion add up to comfort

Diane Barlow and Judy Wells
4 years ago
Judy Wells lost her husband, Arnold, to cancer Jan. 5, 2019. During his last days, he was taken by...

Planning where to age in the time of COVID-19

Stacey Himler
4 years ago
Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Delaware continues to be under conservative economic,...

Breast cancer survivors to be honored at virtual tea...

4 years ago
October is Breast Cancer Survivors Month, observed in countries around the world. The Sussex County...

Jani and Griffin to host outdoor documentary...

4 years ago
For as long as humans have existed, they have told stories to each other. But what about the...

Villages of Five Points residents support Alzheimer...

Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Two teams of walkers based at the Villages of Five Points in Lewes participated Sept. 26 in a Walk...

Delaware philanthropists donate $300K for stroke...

4 years ago
The continuum of care is essential in getting patients back to a pre-event life after a heart...

Campaign urges all Delawareans to get flu vaccinations

4 years ago
The Delaware Division of Public Health is partnering with healthcare, faith-based and community...

Anonymous donor offers $50,000 challenge grant to...

4 years ago
Nemours Children’s Health and an anonymous donor are calling on the community to help fill a vital...

Concert honors jazz legend Lillette Jenkins-Wisner

4 years ago
Jazz legend Lillette Jenkins-Wisner, dubbed Queen of the Keys by Duke Ellington, was honored Sept...

Delmarva More Than Pink Walk steps out virtually Oct...

4 years ago
Susan G. Komen Maryland announced that its annual fundraising event, the Komen Maryland More Than...

Medicare help available during open enrollment...

4 years ago
When COVID-19 required cancellation of the Department of Insurance Delaware Medicare Assistance...

Care beyond compare at Beebe’s Tunnell and South...

William Dailey and David Szumski
4 years ago
William Dailey has always had a place at the beach. In 2005, Bill retired from a successful career...

Walk to Remember to go virtual Oct. 11

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare Perinatal Loss Support Services will host the 16th Annual Walk to Remember for...

Beebe opening up access to care for community

Dr. David Tam
4 years ago
Something like COVID-19 can really change your perspective on what’s important in your life – like...

Breast cancer survivor sparks awareness with 50-mile...

Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Breast cancer survivor Sharael Kolberg set out to celebrate her 50th birthday by running a mile a...

Rabail Qureshi joins Nephrology Associates

4 years ago
Nephrology Associates welcomes Rabail Qureshi, MD, to its practice in Sussex County. She comes to...

Virtual physical therapy keeps recovery going during...

4 years ago
Willis Dougherty was only 53 when he had a stroke. The tough-guy machine mechanic was working near...

Yoga for strong bones virtual classes offer new options

4 years ago
To help people maintain strong bones and stay independent as they age, Ellyn Hutton, BSN, RN, will...

Beebe’s Palliative Care Program relieved my fears

Sharyn Santel
4 years ago
This letter is to Beebe Healthcare. Thank you for your Palliative Care program. Thank you...

Beebe primary care practices earn national recognition

4 years ago
Beebe Medical Group Primary Care Practices have been recognized for sustaining National Committee...

Beebe Healthcare updates visitor restrictions, face...

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare is updating visitor restrictions to allow inpatients at the Margaret H. Rollins...

Beebe goes purple event set Oct. 7 to end stigma of...

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare and Sussex County are Going Purple for September and Opioid Awareness Month in...

Elisabeth Mulroy MD accepting new patients at Beebe...

4 years ago
Beebe Healthcare recently announced that urologist Elisabeth Mulroy, MD, has joined Beebe Medical...

Eligible Delawareans to receive health insurance...

4 years ago
After announcing a reduction of Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace rates for the upcoming...

Biking enthusiast thanks Beebe for a job well done

Walt Ellenberger III
4 years ago
Funny thing, this adventure called life. In retrospect, my bike accident that left me with seven...