Department of Health and Social Services

https://dhss.delaware.gov/

Last activity: 18.09.2026

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Sep 14, 2026	Free Private Well Water Testing Available for Delawareans	Residents who rely on private wells for drinking water can request free testing for PFAS and other contaminants through a statewide program offered by DNREC and DHSS. /DNREC Photo Statewide Program Includes Testing for PFAS Delawareans who ...
Apr 27, 2026	DNREC, DPH Call for Heightened Tick Awareness in Delaware	A DNREC Tick Program staff member surveys for ticks in a wooded area of northern New Castle County. Nineteen tick species have been identified in the state, the most prominent the black-legged tick, the lone star tick and the American dog t...
Apr 20, 2026	DPH Releases Latest Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in Delaware	Note: References to the key findings available at the link below: https://publichealthalerts.delaware.gov/dph-releases-latest-cancer-incidence-and-mortality-trends-in-delaware/ DOVER, Del. (April 20, 2026) – Cancer mortality rates in Delawa...
Apr 1, 2024	Debt-Free Dentistry: A Guide to Loan Forgiveness for Dental Professionals	Share Tweet Share Share Email Dentistry can be a rewarding and fulfilling career, but dental school leaves many new dentists bogged down with student debt. According to the Education Data Initiative, the average dental school graduate owes ...
Jul 22, 2023	FEMA, DEMA, and Senator Carper Host Hurricane Preparedness Event in Sussex County, DE	PHILADELPHIA - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell, FEMA Region 3 Administrator MaryAnn Tierney, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Delaware Emergency Management Agency Director A.J. Schall, and Sussex Co...
Apr 14, 2023	New-Car Scent Could Be Mixture of Hazardous Chemical Odors, Says Study	John Lopez, Tech Times 14 April 2023, 02:04 pm Consumers are often excited to purchase a new car, but a new study suggests that the smell associated with it may be harmful to their health. Researchers from several Chinese institutions and t...
Apr 12, 2023	Delaware Medicaid Annual Eligibility Renewals Underway	Medicaid renewals began April 1; Members should verify contact information with DHSS, watch for renewal information The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has resumed the standard eligibility renewal process for Medica...
Dec 30, 2022	Wastewater, Surface Water and Drinking Water Planning Grant Proposals Now Being Accepted by DNREC, DPH	Tidewater Park in the Town of Laurel. The town used a state Surface Water Matching Planning Grant for the preliminary engineering and design of a bioswale and created wetlands. Laurel and the town’s partners then used a Chesapeake Bay Imple...
Sep 21, 2022	Delmarva Natural Gas Prices Set to Rise Ahead of Winter Heating Season	Dover, Del.—Natural gas prices have continued to increase this year and are up nearly 60 percent year to date. This is largely due to increased U.S. demand and the ongoing energy crisis in Europe. According to the Energy Information Adminis...
Jun 1, 2022	DNREC, Division of Public Health Offer Tips About Ticks	An adult lone star tick in central Delaware. DNREC photo. With spring heading into summer – prime time for ticks as well as for people getting outdoors – the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has par...
May 19, 2022	Carper Urges Suppliers to Increase Infant Formula Production	DELAWARE, May 18 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) urged infant formula manufacturers to take critical steps to prevent formula shortages. In a letter with Senate colleagues led by Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Carper ...
May 5, 2022	DHSS Releases Second Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report	NEW CASTLE (May 5, 2022) – Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) Secretary Molly Magarik presented the State’s second annual Benchmark Trend Report at today’s Delaware Health Care Commission (DHCC) meeting. This report displays tr...
Dec 9, 2020	A Mysterious Illness Has Struck Over 400 People in India	They were as young as four years old. They all had bouts of epilepsy for about five minutes, memory loss, anxiety, vomiting, headaches and backaches. They fell unconscious from nausea and seizures. In the southern Indian state of Andhra Pra...
Mar 12, 2020	6 tips for working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic	World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, a pandemic. Meanwhile, Delaware announced its first presumptive case of the virus and the University of Delaware is cancelling classes through March 23, with online...
May 2, 2019	These Sussex Tech students are headed to the national Future Health Professionals championships	HOSA-Future Health Professionals (formerly Health Occupations Students of America) has figured out that everything is more exciting with a competitive element. Its International Leadership Conference includes competitive job-seeking skills,...
Jan 25, 2018	How Wilmington and CompassRed are fighting gun violence with data analysis	In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Division of Violence Prevention and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control issued a report titled “Elevated Rates of Urban Firearm Violence and Opportunities for Pr...
May 19, 2017	The medical marijuana bill that 10 senators refused to vote on just passed	The legalization of marijuana, both medical and recreational, is currently a hot button issue in Delaware government. On Thursday, the state Senate passed a revised bill that would add to the list of conditions that make a person eligible t...
Aug 2, 2016	Like Yelp for medical marijuana? This startup wants your input	Delaware’s medical marijuana law was passed in 2011. Marijuana was decriminalized last year in addition to the cannabis oil bill being signed this year. This makes the economic climate in the First State ripe for apps like Releaf, which aim...
May 10, 2016	Here’s the big winner of the Great Dames Remarkable Ideas Competition	After months of crafting great ideas, perfecting pitches and honing business models, a winner of the Great Dames Remarkable Ideas Competition II has been crowned: The grand winner is Kimberly Nalda, a family physician whose big idea, Rekind...

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Parsers VC has collected 20 articles mentioning Department of Health and Social Services, among them “Free Private Well Water Testing Available for Delawareans” (Sep 14, 2026) and “DNREC, DPH Call for Heightened Tick Awareness in Delaware” (Apr 27, 2026).

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Yes, Department of Health and Social Services is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 18, 2026.