Science, Health, Tech

The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays has finished part of its monitoring of pilot artificial oyster reefs installed this year, and early signs look promising. 

ChristianaCare is looking at ways to expand its use of virtual reality to treat patients.

At a symposium in Newark Friday, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and Annenberg School for Communication introduced a training program that uses a VR headset to simulate how to treat an overdose patient.

The Environmental Protection Agency sought public input last summer on several options for possible regulation of the drinking water contaminant perchlorate.

The substance used in rocket propellants and fireworks has been shown to affect thyroid function. According to the EPA, perchlorate has been found in public drinking water systems to the degree that it presents a “public health concern.”

Delaware Public Media’s Sophia Schmidt talks with an environmental engineer at the University of Delaware about technology he has developed to remove this emerging contaminant from drinking water.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed adding the Blades Groundwater Site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).

The Green resumes its coverage of new programs meant to reduce Delaware’s overdose rate.

We previously reported on ChristianaCare’s Community SOS program.

This week, Delaware Public Media’s Nick Ciolino goes inside Delaware’s prison system - where the state recently rolled out an expanded program using medications like methadone and buprenorphine to treat offenders with substance abuse disorder.