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Science & Technology
May 11, 2017
Program tests behaviors that prevent bowel leakage in women
A University of Wisconsin–Madison gynecological surgeon is testing an educational program to reduce or prevent incontinence in women in southern and central Wisconsin.
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Health & Wellness
December 1, 2016
Wisconsin obesity rates higher than previously thought
Obesity rates among Wisconsin adults are higher than previously reported for the state. According to findings from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), a population-based health examination survey, 39.4 percent of Wisconsin adults are obese.