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Healthy Environment, Healthy People

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How is climate change influencing our health? Why does climate change have a greater impact on vulnerable populations and low-income people? How does the U.S. health care system affect the climate? How can health care systems improve their impact on the climate and the environment? ChristianaCare’s inaugural Climate and Health Conference addressed these topics and [
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ChristianaCare Ranked as One of World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek for 6th Consecutive Year

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ChristianaCare has been ranked by Newsweek as one of the World’s Best Hospitals (United States) for the sixth year in a row. The rankings are based on hospital quality metrics, patient-reported outcome measures, patient satisfaction data and peer recommendations from thousands of health care providers and other medical experts. “We are pleased to have earned [
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Nurse Leaders Named Fellows in Nursing Innovation

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Two ChristianaCare nurse leaders have been named fellows in the 2024-25 cohort of the prestigious Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship Program. The fellows are Danielle Weber, MSN, MSM, RN-BC, NEA-BC, chief nurse executive, and Michelle Collins, DNP, APRN, CNS, ACNS-BC, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, LSSBB, vice president of Nursing Professional Excellence. These nurse innovators will work [
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More than half a million Americans have some form of metastatic cancer. (Photo by apomares/iStock Getty Images)

Metastatic cancer patients could get expanded treatment coverage

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

A bill that would expand treatment for a certain type of cancer passed the House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee unanimously Tuesday afternoon. House Bill 364, sponsored by Rep. Cyndie Romer, D-Newark, requires that individual, blanket and group health insurance carriers cover drug treatment for the associated conditions of metastatic cancer in the same way treatment for metastatic cancer is …

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Wren Lester Appointed Chief Experience Officer

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Wren Lester, Ph.D., CPHQ, LSSBB, has been appointed ChristianaCare’s inaugural chief experience officer. In this role, she will establish the vision and organization-wide strategic imperatives for transforming caregiver engagement and the care experience of our patients and their families. Lester has an extensive background in experience leadership, most recently serving as chief experience officer at [
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Smoked Salmon Spread

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This crowd-pleasing appetizer can be ready for your next party in just minutes. Smoked salmon, cream cheese, horseradish, green onion and lemon juice combine to create a creamy spread with bold flavor. Serve this make-ahead dish with a rainbow of fresh vegetables and whole-grain crackers. Ingredients 12 servings (3 tablespoons each) 12 ounces smoked salmon [
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Can You Hack Your Cycle?

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You’ve probably heard of – or experienced for yourself – that women crave chocolate due to PMS (premenstrual syndrome) before or even during their cycle. Some attribute this craving to a loss of riboflavin during this time. But it could also be a response to the body’s increase in hormones that contribute to cravings for [
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Raising a Flag to Honor Organ and Tissue Donors

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In recognition of Donate Life Month, the ChristianaCare Kidney Transplant Program and Gift of Life Donor Program hosted a flag raising ceremony honoring the generous people who provide hope and save lives through organ and tissue donation. ChristianaCare caregivers, patients, loved ones and survivors gathered at Christiana Hospital to show support and gratitude for another [
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Mike Meoli and Quontisha Chisholm at Nemours, where Chisholm is a clinical medical assistant.

From McDonald’s to medicine: a path of opportunity 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

Thanks to an opportunity program that helps people earn their high school diploma, Quontisha Chisholm went from working at a McDonald’s in Millsboro to a medical assistant at one of the largest integrated pediatric health systems in the country. “My journey wasn’t an easy one, but everything that I went through was worth it,” Chisholm said. “I’m just excited to …