UW study looks at new protections for frontline health care workers during COVID-19
A new prevention research study at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health looking at whether commonly used oral and nasal antiseptic (in addition to personal protective equipment and hand hygiene) can help prevent COVID-19 infections in frontline health care workers.
21st century medicine helps Amish deal with rare, inherited illnesses
LA FARGE, Wisconsin – There is no car in the driveway, neither phone nor electricity in the house. Handmade clothes dry on the line.
Healthy habits after heart attack
Bike share aims to serve, enhance health in Wisconsin Rapids
On a blazing hot July afternoon, cooled with only a hint of a breeze, I am pushing pedals on a three-wheel, two-passenger trike. To my left, Will Hascall is doing the same thing, with more experience and better results, as we labor up the Jackson Street bridge in Wisconsin Rapids.
Innovative Wisconsin telehealth program dramatically boosts diabetic eye screening
Thanks to an unusual telehealth program, a rural Wisconsin health system has seen a 35 percent increase over a three-year period in diabetic eye screenings, a boost that far exceeded expectations.
Investigation into fungal infection reveals genetic vulnerability in Hmong
Ten years ago, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, 55 people were sickened by an uncommon fungal infection called blastomycosis. Thirty patients were hospitalized. Two people died.
Inaugural Wisconsin Healthy Communities named
Thirty-one Wisconsin communities have been recognized for their work to improve health in their communities.
Tool links health care organizations, public to improve the health of Wisconsinites
Wisconsin residents can now consult an online tool to learn exactly what their local communities are doing to improve health.
Wisconsin’s obesity map: The ZIP codes weigh in
Health researchers have compiled a searchable map of obesity in America’s Dairyland by ZIP code, and the picture is alarming.
UW–Madison creates innovative education program for correctional settings
A broad range of University of Wisconsin–Madison health professions and medical residents will have the opportunity to help address a pressing public health issue most don’t even consider – the health of prison populations.
Healthy Communities’ designation to celebrate and encourage local health improvement efforts
Communities around the state can now be recognized for their work to become healthier through a new program from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
New line of population health research takes guts
“You know, if you’re going to poop anyway, you might as well get paid for it!”