“People who are on dialysis, unfortunately, have very high mortality to begin with,” said Dr. Matthew Blum, a nephrologist at UW Health and lead author of the study. “An 18 percent jump (in risk of death) just because of the weather is a pretty profound risk for people.”
After nearly forty years of serving southern Wisconsin, UW Health’s MedFlight has expanded its services by creating a third satellite base in Janesville.
As of July 1, 2024, UW-Madison has implemented a new policy granting eligible employees up to six weeks of paid parental leave. However, nurses, including those who assist in childbirth, still only receive two weeks. Jonathan explored the broader implications of these policies, emphasizing the need for better benefits across different professions. The segment underscored the ongoing efforts to achieve fair parental leave for all workers.
In addition to the cost of a monthly internet subscription, other barriers exist for households that have the internet infrastructure but don’t connect. Task force member Gail Huycke said barriers include a lack of digital literacy, not knowing how to use the technology, poor reliability and fear.
Huycke is a professor of practice and broadband specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension. As part of the Connected Aging Communities initiative, she worked with seniors on using the internet and found people over age 65 are the most likely to be disconnected.
Brelynn Bille of Waupun started using a wheelchair as a support for her disability during her sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s when she really began to notice the accessibility obstacles on campus.
“Every time the numbers drift a little bit further down, it does worry me,” said Dr. James Conway, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the medical director of UW Health’s immunization program. “That means there’s that many more kids that are vulnerable.”
Gregory Nemet, professor of public affairs at UW-Madison, and Morgan Edwards, associate professor of climate policy at the school, are two of the lead authors on the 222-page report. Titled “The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal,” it is the second in a series of annual reports and shows how steep the battle against climate change is.
But, she cautions, more research is needed to show whether these early results hold up. “We just don’t have enough information on the full lifespan of autistic people. Understandably, I think, that creates a lot of distress among autistic people and their loved ones,” says Bishop, an associate professor of social work at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Devon Osborn is a husband, father and grandfather, and for some time that was put in jeopardy due to his need for a lung transplant. Thanks to UW-Health’s lung transplant program, he’s still able to be here for those he loves.
The probability of UW Health lung transplant recipients surviving one year post-transplant is about 95%, which is higher than the national average rate of a little more than 88%.
County fairs around the state have already gone through the additional testing requirements for avian flu this summer. The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has received nearly 400 samples every week since June, according to director Keith Poulsen.
Poulsen said they could accommodate more tests, but there hasn’t been the demand.
About two in five Wisconsin adults are obese, according to findings by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Obesity rates are even higher in some pockets of the state, including in parts of Milwaukee’s north side where more than half of adults have obesity, according to the UW-Madison research.
What are health care-associated infections? Nasia Safdar: These are infections that occur as a result of exposure to the health care system. People coming in for care are typically quite sick, so they’re at risk of acquiring bacteria that can then cause an infection while they’re in the hospital, or shortly after they’re discharged from the hospital.
Christine Remucal, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UW-Madison, graduate student Sarah Balgooyen and other researchers looked at foam and surface water samples collected between 2020 and 2023, from areas across the state.
As a graduate student at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wicks created ice cream that doesn’t melt even after four hours at room temperature. While her concoction isn’t ready for consumption, her work could change the way we eat, store, and transport the beloved dairy treat.
Barbara Bowers, a long-term care researcher and professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, said she is “astounded” by the medical complexity of the people in assisted living today.
“They look a lot like, 10 years ago, the people in nursing homes,” she said.
Dr. Apple Bodemer, a board-certified dermatologist and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, told us that she’s a fan of this deodorant since it won’t cause irritation, as it’s free of baking soda. Instead, it uses arrowroot powder and cornstarch to help you stay dry. The creamy formula is also infused with nourishing ingredients like coconut oil, castor seed oil and blueberry leaf extract
A partnership led by the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition and the University of Wisconsin-Madison received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program earlier this summer.
Co-authored by Morgan Edwards, an assistant professor with the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison. She also leads the Climate Action Lab and holds an affiliation with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Zachary Thomas is a graduate student in UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and member of the Climate Action Lab.
UW-Madison’s Shawn Robinson shares his journey with dyslexia and creation of the “Doctor Dyslexia Dude” comic book superhero.
For the 13th year in a row, UW Health announced Tuesday it ranked first in Wisconsin on the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list.
UW Health announced Friday it has made significant developments in its emergency stroke care, after receiving an “Acute Stroke Ready Hospital” certificate.
“If there were a lot of positives, that would have been an absolute cause for alarm, but this is not absolutely reassuring,” said David O’Connor, a virologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “We need to look harder for asymptomatic infections before we declare mission accomplished.”
UW Health said in a statement Friday morning that patient care was not affected by the global overnight technology outages.
Murtaza, who earned his medical degree from Aga Khan University Medical College in Pakistan and a doctorate in medical science at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute at the University of Cambridge, is a cancer researcher and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the school. Since 2021, he has served as the associate director of the center.
Doctor Alan Kaplan, Chief Executive Officer at UW Health, says this recognition reinforces the longstanding reputation for outstanding patient care, innovative therapies and exceptional patient outcomes at UW Health.
University of Wisconsin Hospitals was ranked number 1 in Wisconsin for the 13th year in a row.
U.S. News & World released their Best Hospitals list ranking the University of Wisconsin Hospitals as number one in Wisconsin. This is the 13th year in a row that UW Hospitals have received this recognition.
UW Health, which plans to open a large clinic on Madison’s East Side this fall, is preparing to crank up more construction cranes for other projects, including additions to UW Hospital and its East Madison Hospital.
Dr. Tiffany Green, one of the country’s leading health economists working in the area of reproductive health equity and maternal mortality disparities, has been named the new Gloria E. Sarto, MD, PhD, Chair in Women’s Health and Health Equity Research. Green is the associate professor in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and the UW SMPH Department of Population Health Sciences.
COVID-19 is “still circulating and continuing to mutate on a fairly regular basis,” said Dr. Jim Conway, medical director of the UW Health immunization program.
“It opens up a whole new world of possibilities,” said Kate Walsh, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and part of a team assessing the effectiveness of the statewide pilot project.
The UW-Madison team is gathering survey data from 68 housing recipients across the program’s nine pilot sites. More than half of the participants across the nine sites reported a reduction in exposure to domestic violence and higher satisfaction with their living situations, according to preliminary findings.
Acne can happen to anyone, even those of us far removed from our teenage years. Dr. Apple Bodemer, a dermatologist from UW Health, tells you what’s causing your adult acne, and what to do if you notice a pimple. Plus, we cover sun protection just in time for the hottest months of the summer.
The state budget committee on Tuesday approved the release of $27 million for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to cover grants aimed at creating a regional tech hub and to help communities affected by UW shutdowns. The committee also approved money for the Department of Corrections to cover the costs of youth who are serving adult sentences.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that naturally occurring foams on state waterways have PFAS levels as much as thousands of times higher than waters that lie below.
The findings are part of a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. She said the PFAS concentrations in foam were “jaw-dropping.” Samples of foam collected from Lake Monona showed PFAS levels up to roughly 328,000 parts per trillion.
Every patient is a unique individual. They have their own genetics, their own exposures to the environment that they have been in,” said Dr. Muhammed Murtazais, associate director of the Center for Human Genomics and Precision Medicineat the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “And, so, precision medicine is this approach that could we actually learn more about each individual patient, so that each patient gets the right drug at the right time.
Dr. Ikyaator was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States when she was 8 years old. She attended the University of Georgia and graduated with a bachelor’s in Nutrition Science in 2005. She subsequently gained a full academic scholarship to study medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub Consortium members include the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), the University of Wisconsin System Administration, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, GE HealthCare, Rockwell Automation, Exact Sciences Corporation, BioForward Wisconsin, Employ Milwaukee, Accuray, Plexus, WRTP Big Step, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Madison Area Technical College, the Madison Regional Economic Partnership (MadREP), and Milwaukee7.
UW-Madison researchers on the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, including MDMA. Madison was the only Midwest site for phase 3 trials of a psychedelic-assisted therapy treatment for Post-traumatic stress disorder. We learn about the potential for these substances in improving mental health.
But the results did not come as a surprise to Tiffany Green, a University of Wisconsin-Madison economist and population health scientist who studies the consequences of racial inequities on reproductive health. She said the results were in line with earlier research on racial disparities in infant mortality rates due to state differences in Medicaid funding for abortions. Many of the people getting abortions are vulnerable to pregnancy complications, said Green, who was not part of the research.
Heather Kirkorian is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who studies how kids and parents interact with digital media. Warning labels are good for raising awareness, she said, but “my sense is that most teens and parents have heard about the potential risks and are aware that that might be a concern.” Treating social media “as analogous to cigarettes is unhelpful, because there are potential benefits of using social media as well, and I don’t think we can make that same argument for smoking cigarettes.”
UW Health plans to build a new cyclotron, which makes radioactive atoms used in scans to detect tumors and other ailments, to expand research and treatment of cancer and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Mariel Barnes, a founding faculty member of UW–Madison’s Sexual Violence Research Initiative, joined host Allen Ruff to talk about the Supreme Court case as well as statistics of domestic violence in Wisconsin.
Rebecca Myerson, a co-author of the study and assistant professor of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin, said the results surprised her because she had assumed that if people didn’t have access to abortion, that might incentivize them to be more diligent about preventing pregnancy via contraception.
We look at how electronic absentee voting works and why it’s not more common. Interview with Bryna Godar, a staff attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
But the results did not come as a surprise to Tiffany Green, a University of Wisconsin-Madison economist and population health scientist who studies the consequences of racial inequities on reproductive health. She said the results were in line with earlier research on racial disparities in infant mortality rates due to state differences in Medicaid funding for abortions. Many of the people getting abortions are vulnerable to pregnancy complications, said Green, who was not part of the research.
UW Health is opening a new regional Med Flight base at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, allowing faster response times for patients in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
UW Health Behavioral Health and Recovery Clinic addiction medicine physician Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar examines how incarceration impacts people struggling with mental health and substance abuse.
University of Wisconsin-Madison social work professor Tova Walsh is glad more people are paying attention to postpartum depression in moms. She said that’s a big improvement.
With a wave of new hemp-derived THC alternatives hitting the market in Wisconsin, we check in with a cannabis historian about what these products are and how they’re shaping policy discussions around marijuana in the state. Interview with Lucas Richert, professor in the School of Pharmacy at UW-Madison.
New federal funding will help place more OBGYNs in training in Wisconsin’s rural communities.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health will receive a $750,000 grant over the next three years to expand their rural OBGYN residency track.
University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist Jessica Calarco believes her profession is an act of “un-gaslighting people.” She said she wants to help others see the challenges they face in their lives as products of large social structures and forces. In particular, she said she wants women to let go of guilt they might feel when they face struggles because of the unfair burden of social structures place on women.
In her new book, “Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net,” Calarco said women are often tasked with more of the unpaid or underpaid care work that keeps the economy moving.
Crucially, no forms of the bird flu virus seem to have spread efficiently from person to person. That is no guarantee that H5N1 will not acquire that ability, said Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virologist and bird flu expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.“ I think the virus is clearly changing its property, because we never saw outbreaks in cows,” Dr. Kawaoka said.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $750,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Thursday, directed toward the establishment of new residency programs in rural communities.
Answering the political science professor’s query was Dr. Jenny Higgins, director of UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
“How do you feel, right now, being here in person?” Higgins asked the audience in the Great Hall of Harwood Memorial Union.
“I see some nods,” Higgins said. “Now think about trying to communicate that with somebody on your phone or even on Zoom.”
“At the time of reentry, we know that rates of returning to use – to substance use – are very high. That in combination with someone having no really no tolerance puts them at super high risk for having an overdose if they return to use,” explained Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar, an addiction medicine physician and professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She treats patients with substance use disorders at UW Health’s Behavioral Health and Recovery Clinic.
Some people face disenrollment despite still qualifying for Medicaid. So before looking for new coverage, first check on whether you still qualify for Medicaid, said Adam VanSpankeren, navigator program manager for Covering Wisconsin, a University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension program that helps people enroll in publicly funded health care.
As the health care industry continues to struggle with staffing, UW Health is looking to artificial intelligence to help nurses respond to patient messages more efficiently.
More than 12-million Americans aged 40 and over have some level of vision impairment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. David Gamm, an ophthalmologist from UW Health, joins us to talk all about the eyes — from macular degeneration to glaucoma.
The clinic opened in January and specializes in opioid use disorder. It offers walk-in appointments and free services to people with or without insurance. Patients can get prescription medication for opioid use disorder and medical treatment like basic wound care, family planning or hepatitis C treatment.
