Avron Abraham, associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition at the University of Delaware, has received the Outstanding Kinesiology Professional Award from the University of Connecticut. The award was conferred by the Neag School of Education at its annual awards dinner on March 31. »

Christiana Care has received the 2011 Community Partner of the Year Award from Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County. »

Christiana Care is among a select group of hospitals in the U.S. implanting the first FDA-approved heart valve replacement that doesn’t require open heart surgery. »

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children announces the installation of its EOS ultra-low dose imaging machine. This is the only machine of its kind in the Delaware Valley, and its detector technology, which captures simultaneous front and side spine and limb images of patients in an upright, weight bearing position, garnered a Nobel Prize. »

Led by Jack Gillespie and Shridhar Yarlagadda, CCM recently received a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a rapid prototyping process for the manufacture of advanced passive dynamic ankle-foot orthoses (PD-AFOs) for injured soldiers. »

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's Department of Radiation Oncology has unveiled the region's only image-guided brachytherapy suite, where patients can have radiation imaging, planning and treatment in a single location without being moved. »