Pediatric research study aims to get medically complex K-12 students back to school safely
The last 18 months have been a struggle for 6-year-old Cade Moureau and his family.
UW School of Medicine and Public Health named as inaugural site for national LGBTQ+ health care fellowship program
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has been selected by the American Medical Association Foundation as the inaugural institution for the National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program aimed at transforming the health equity landscape for the LGBTQ+ community.
UW launches innovative Center for Health Disparities Research
A new center at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health seeks to examine how a person’s environment and social conditions impact their health down to the molecular level.
Alzheimer’s study finds link between living in disadvantaged neighborhoods and brain shrinkage, declining brain function
In a newly published study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health report finding a correlation between living in neighborhoods with the fewest social and economic advantages and experiencing changes in brain structure and function that are characteristic of Alzheimer’s diseases and related dementias.
All of Us Research Program returns first genetic results to participants
Participants who donated biosamples, as part of the historic “All of Us” Research Program, may soon see a return of their genetic results.
Staff and faculty experts serve on governor’s Health Equity Council
Members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health will be providing expertise for a new effort to improve health equity in Wisconsin.
Amy Fiedler named to class of 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
Amy Fiedler, MD, a cardiac surgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, has been named to the 2020-21 cohort of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program. She continues to develop her personal leadership project for the program, despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neighborhood disadvantage associated with presence of Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes at autopsy
People in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in the United States may face greater odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Standing up for equality and health equity
It has been just over a week since George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed by police officers in Minneapolis during an attempted arrest in a horrific and brazen act of police brutality. This past weekend, powerful instances of both peaceful protests and violent civil unrest have occurred in Madison and elsewhere throughout the United States.
UW–Madison study finds where you live affects brain health
Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods may impact the brain, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Survey of the Health of Wisconsin presents Latino Community Health Survey at conference
The Wisconsin Research and Education Network recently invited Allison Rodriguez, a SHOW student investigator, to present at their annual conference in Madison.
Nation’s first and only rural Ob-Gyn residency program expands
The nation’s only rural Ob-Gyn residency program is expanding. Starting October 7, Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin, Wisconsin will join the rural rotation as a part of the UW Ob-Gyn rural-residency program.