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.
UW study: Adult binge drinking costs Wisconsin $4 billion a year
A new study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute reveals the financial magnitude of adult binge drinking in Wisconsin.
Study: Higher social media engagement with marijuana marketing linked to higher rates of use
One in three youth in states with legal recreational marijuana (cannabis) engage with marijuana brands on social media.
Prevention Research Center to focus on mother-baby health
Wisconsin’s first Prevention Research Center is coming to UW–Madison thanks to a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Study: Face-to-face communication key to job satisfaction in primary care clinics
Frequent face-to-face communication among all care team members in primary care clinics may boost overall job satisfaction for health care professionals, according to a recent study by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Healthy habits after heart attack
Fear of more dangerous second Zika, dengue infections unfounded in monkeys
An initial infection with dengue virus did not prime monkeys for an especially virulent infection of Zika virus, according to a study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Nor did a bout with Zika make a follow-on dengue infection more dangerous.
SHOW partners with Community Care of Milwaukee
The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW) has partnered with Community Care, Inc. of Milwaukee to further their common goal of improving the health of Wisconsin’s residents.
Study: risk-based breast cancer screenings lack predictive value
Starting breast-cancer screenings based on personal risk factors instead of age in women 40-49 years of age may significantly delay the detection of some early-stage breast cancers while also decreasing the number of false-positive mammograms and biopsies that reveal growths that are benign, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW study provides potential treatment strategy for aggressive lymphoma
A research team at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center has found a new tumor-causing mechanism that contributes to the development of the most common form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Health Equity Leadership Institute to convene on campus June 17-21
Dozens of researchers from around the country will soon come to UW–Madison for a research and leadership immersion program to help increase the number of minority researchers investigating health disparities and health equity.
‘Protective’ headgear does not prevent sport-related concussions in soccer players, UW study shows
The use of protective headgear among high school soccer players does not result in fewer or less severe sport-related concussions compared to players who wear no headgear at all, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.