Health and Fitness Fall-Winter 2009

Looking out for kids, a new lab on wheels, an expanding cancer center, and more.

You’ve run out of money. You have no place to go. And you are very, very sick. Where do you turn for help? Patient advocates will fight for your rights while you fight for your life.

The disease remains a large public health issue in Delaware. The state is making efforts at improving detection and mortality rates. But it’s up to us, too.

The medicine cabinet is headquarters in the defense of all things infectious and home of relief for everything from headaches to scrapes to minor burns. What should be in yours? Dr. Molly McBride of The Woman’s Place at St. Francis Hospital gives her prescription.

For people touched by disease and death, tragedy often leads to triumph. Meet a few who have dedicated themselves to helping others.

Whether you need a children’s hospital, a hospital for veterans or anything in between—you can find it in Delaware.

You need good medical care. How do you know who gives it? We asked doctors who of their peers they'd trust enough to recommend to a loved one. Here are their picks.