After 10 years of working at rape crisis centers across the country, Kelly Anderson knows that when it comes to sexual assault incidents, one can never judge them just by the statistics.
Despite years of educational efforts, only 60 percent of University Hospital and Clinics employees get flu shots, Dr. Dennis Maki told the hospital board during a meeting.
“Non-vaccinated workers spread disease. I would like to see vaccination as a condition of employment,” said Maki, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of medicine who heads the infectious disease division at the hospital.
Mentions that last year, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reported finding a link between overweight middle-aged men and amyloid beta, the protein that accumulates in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s.
A University of Wisconsin scientist is challenging recent rumors of a national autism epidemic, pointing to a new study on special-education trends.
The renewed decision by the UW Medical Foundation to move an infertility clinic from University Hospital to a Middleton site is part of a long-term strategy to move women’s health services to community clinics, according to foundation president Dr. Jeffrey Grossman.
The decision by hospital and foundation officials Saturday to reverse a decision to close the clinic and keep it open in the hospital until a Middleton clinic can open followed a firestorm of community protest. The decision restored a long-time plan that had been interrupted because of personnel difficulties among the clinic’s doctors.
Twin institutes of UW-Madison biomedical research and discovery – one public, one private – will rise in the 1300 block of University Avenue by 2009 with the help of a $50 million private gift from UW-Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge.
The Morgridges’ gift, announced Monday, is the single largest private donation in university history. It will be matched by another $50 million from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation for a total $100 million privateboost to the building project, now known as the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
It’s the largest donation ever to the UW-Madison campus, and it had Governor Jim Doyle declaring, “On behalf of all the citizens of the state of Wisconsin, I thank you for what you have done.”
Doyle was directing his congratulations toward alumni John and Tashia Morgridge, who helped kick start a massive biotechnology center to be built on the UW campus.
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to announce a source of funding on Monday for the controversial biotech research center at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The $375-million Discovery Center complex will include stem cell research, as well as business incubation services for related companies.
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Special education statistics being used to suggest a national autism epidemic are faulty and do not substantiate such a claim, according to a new study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher
Paul Shattuck of the university’s Waisman Center wrote the study published in today’s issue of the journal Pediatrics.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley announced today the largest individual gift in the university’s history.
The $50 million gift from John and Tashia Morgridge will benefit the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a new building planned for the 1200 and 1300 blocks of University Avenue. The gift will be matched by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, bringing the total to $100 million.
Combined with another $50 million approved by the state, the pledges complete the fundraising needed to put up the building, said Carl Gulbrandsen, managing director of the foundation.
The UW Hospital and Clinics� In Vitro Fertilization program, though slated to close by June 30 due to infighting among the program�s physicians, will remain open, the UW Medical Foundation announced Saturday.
After public outcry against last month�s decision to close the University of Wisconsin fertility clinic, two UW officials said Sunday the clinic would remain open.
The UW fertility clinic, which officials announced last month would close by June, will remain in the Madison area, university officials said Saturday.
“We have heard the concerns of the community, and we are reacting to them,” said Dr. Jeffrey Grossman, president of the UW Medical Foundation, the university doctors’ group. “This service cannot be interrupted.”
UW Hospital’s fertility clinic will stay open afterall.More than a week ago, the UW Medical Foundation announced it wanted to close the clinic this coming June.But as of yesterday, Hospital and Foundation leaders changed their minds, after angry patients and concerned community members bombarded them with complaints about the clos
Six residents will be honored Monday by the joint city-county public health department for their contributions to the health and welfare of people in Madison and Dane County.
The 2006 public health awards ceremony is set for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center, with Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and County Executive Kathleen Falk presiding over the award ceremonies.
(Among the honorees are Dr. Timothy Corden, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and clinical director of pediatric intensive care at UW Children’s Hospital, and epidemiologist Craig Roberts of University Health Services.)
Thursday is sleep apnea awareness day.
That’s the condition that, as many of you probably remember, contributed to the death of Packers legend Reggie White.
And there’s a good chance that you or someone you know is suffering from the disease.
A UW Hospital spokeswoman said today that officials were unaware of tensions between doctors at its fertility clinic, including claims of sexual harassment and gender discrimination, before deciding to close the facility this year.
“The reason that the hospital closed the clinic had very little to do with the staff dissension because most of those reports had not surfaced to the level of senior leadership until very recently,” said UW Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Brunette.
Brunette maintained the hospital chose to close the clinic because of a lack of adequate space and appropriate facilities.
Women struggling with breast cancer can benefit greatly from online support groups, new research suggests.
These groups provide emotional benefits for breast cancer patients who can openly express their feelings in ways that help them make sense of their cancer experience, report researchers at the Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
[Story about organ donation and UWHC’s organ procurement program.]
More than 70 years ago, a farmer approached scientists at the University of Wisconsin asking them to solve a mystery involving spoiled sweet clover, a dead heifer and bovine blood that wouldn’t clot.
Bob and Courtney Maher were so happy with the in-vitro fertilization that produced their 8-month-old twin daughters, they were set to try the procedure again – until they learned last week that UW Hospital will close its fertility clinic by June.
It’s that time of year again. Time for plenty of sneezing and stuffy noses. In fact allergy season is upon us.
While allergies affect different people in different ways, UW Researchers are looking for volunteers who have dust mite allergies to help them learn more about a new allergy treatment.
Planned Parenthood and other groups and families upset about the UW Hospital closing its infertility clinic rallied their forces at a meeting Wednesday night.
Results from the first rigorous clinical trial of the bird flu vaccine for humans suggest that existing manufacturing methods could not produce enough vaccine to protect most Americans.
UW-Madison is one of the world�s leading research universities. The following are some discoveries and innovations that have occurred at the university in the last month:
Global pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb has signed a licensing agreement for research conducted at UW-Milwaukee that may produce a new anti-anxiety drug. Terms were not disclosed.
Bristol-Myers Squibb signed the licensing agreement with WiSys, the patenting and licensing arm for all of the UW System except UW-Madison. The license involves the research of UW-Milwaukee chemistry professor James Cook, who is developing new classes of drug compounds to treat psychiatric disorders.
Dear Editor: I was absolutely outraged by the announcement of the Women’s Endocrine Clinic closing its doors at the end of June. I find this to be a loss to the medical community of Madison and Dane County along with a disservice to couples trying to start or add to their family.
Hummingbirds do it. Bears do it. Even whistle pigs do it. So why don’t we do it?
That’s the question scientists who study hibernation are asking. If humans could hibernate, or at least harness the power of torpor (as scientists call the dormant drowse), conditions such as SIDS, obesity and diabetes might be a thing of the past.
Researchers hope that studies of hibernators also may aid trauma victims, help preserve transplant organs, lead to safer weight-loss treatments and blood-thinning agents and shed light on some of the most basic, but still mysterious processes in the body.
Initially I was shocked by news that UW Hospital was closing the Infertility/Reproductive Endocrinology Clinic on June 30.
Then I was overwhelmed by other emotions such as disgust, sadness, revulsion, disbelief and a deep concern for our community.
Quoted: Jeffrey Jones, professor of medicine
The men’s hockey team delivered a shutout victory on Saturday over Bemidji State in an NCAA Midwest Regional Semi-final. But cheering for Bucky could be bad for your health, if you overdo it.
University Hospital’s decision to close its infertility clinic on June 30 has produced a furor among the clinic’s current and former patients.
The hospital has received about 100 phone calls and e-mails in response to its announcement last week. Many opposed and some supported the decision, but most were worried about what to do since their care would be interrupted.
Quoted: Alta Charo, professor of law and medical ethics (regarding investigation of possible scientific misconduct in stem cell research by a former UW professor)
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It sounded like monkeys. During the first 13 minutes of last night’s Isthmus-sponsored debate on the use of animals in research, a strange chirping noise emanated from the sound system, adding uncomfortably to the already full classroom at the UW-Madison’s Chamberlin Hall.
The insistent sound played out as I introduced the participants; while my fellow moderator, UW Prof. Deborah Blum, explained the ground rules; and while Dr. Eric Sandgren, chair of the UW’s All-Campus Animal Care and Use Committees, made his opening remarks. At one point, Deborah leaned over to whisper in my ear, “Where are those monkey noises coming from?”
The University of Wisconsin’s animal research program is not transparent enough, and people would turn against it ifÃ? they saw animals in their cages and during testing, an animal rights activist says.
Rick Bogle of the Primate Freedom Project faced off against Eric Sandgren, the chairman of the All-Campus Animal Care and Use Committee, during a tense one-and-a-half hour debate Thursday night at UW-Madison’s Chamberlin Hall.
More than a week after Wisconsin�s top law official announced intentions to join a lawsuit pushing for easier access to the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill, two University of Wisconsin student groups held a forum Thursday to discuss the matter.
Pain and suffering awards to victims of medical malpractice will be capped at $750,000 under a new limit Gov. Jim Doyle signed late Wednesday.
WASHINGTON – Two research teams, one from Wisconsin and Japan, and the other from the Netherlands, have independently discovered explanations for the chief features of the H5N1 bird flu virus – its difficulty infecting humans, and the deadly effects when it does.
A UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine professor has recently discovered why the H5N1 avian influenza virus does not spread easily from human-to-human contact, though it continues to infect those in close contact with infected poultry, a UW-Madison statement said.
As UW-Madison students study into the early morning hours, gulping down caffeinated, sugary soft drinks and munching on late-night snacks, oral hygiene may fall by the wayside, according to local dentists.
Over the past year, UW-Madison students acquired a reputation of engaging in heavy alcohol and drug use after being crowned the No. 1 party school by the Princeton Review and number two of the Top 10 Cannabis colleges by High Times magazine.
The University of Wisconsin Hospital will close Madison’s only infertility clinic on June 30, a decision that will bring tough choices and inconvenience to hundreds of women, a clinic doctor says.
Wisconsin flexed its biotech muscles once again last week, this time in an area of medicine that is at the top of everybody’s to-do list: researching the viruses that cause influenza.
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The establishment of a $9 million research institute on the far west side of Madison will make the city the center in the United States for genetic research, not just on influenza viruses but, more important, on the deadly strain of bird flu that many scientists fear could spark a global epidemic.
The establishment of a $9 million research institute will make Madison a national hub for genetic research studies on influenza viruses, information needed to fight the deadly strain of bird flu that’s circulating globally, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday.
Wisconsin emerged today as a leader in key research and testing in preparation for a possible influenza pandemic.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced during an Influenza Preparedness Summit at the Concourse Hotel that the University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to launch a new Institute for Influenza Viral Research. He also noted that the State Laboratory of Hygiene has been chosen by the Centers for Disease Control to do testing for antiviral drug resistance as a pilot program for other states.
….The new institute will house the research program of UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a professor of pathobiological science who is recognized as an international leader in the study of influenza.
Quoted: James Stein, co-director of preventive cardiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
State officials have reached agreement on a contract with negotiators for the Wisconsin State Employees Union, AFSCME Council 24, representing about 20,000 front-line workers in four bargaining units. The agreement, to be voted on by union members by the end of March, covers the period from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007.
It provides a 2 percent raise as of July 1, 2005 and another 2 percent as of July 1, 2006. An additional 1 percent would be added in April 2007 as well as a 1 percent “general wage adjustment” for all members and a 0.25 percent increase to mitigate the cost of health insurance.
Quoted: Dr. Matthew Wolff, cardiology chief at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quoted: Matthew Wolff, a cardiologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin Medical School.
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Medical College of Wisconsin should halt its practice of using live dogs in laboratory exercises, a physician group says.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine urged the school’s administrators in a letter to phase out its use of live dogs in classrooms.
The Medical College uses dogs as part of the school’s Human Physiology course. The class is required for all first-year students although attendance at the lab is optional, said Jean-Francois Liard, the instructor.
….In a recent exercise to explore the circulatory system, 52 dogs were operated on while under anesthesia and then euthanized
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is expected to announce Monday that the preliminary but nonetheless critical planning process for a school of public health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is up and running.
When Dr. Susan Goelzer took it over in 1997, the anesthesiology department at the UW Medical School was sinking fast.
In the previous 14 months, the department had lost 30 percent of its faculty. Its stable of residents, or anesthesiologists-in-training, also had dropped, from 40 to eight, putting that program near probation.
Lemon juice is a good contraceptive. Exercise may cause cancer. And ââ?¬â? this just in! ââ?¬â? duct tape cures warts.
Local television stations often add health reports to their usual coverage of crime, sports and weather, but the information they dispense is not all that useful, according to a new study. Sometimes it’s flat-out wrong.
Quoted: Dr. Matthew Wolff, chief of cardiology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The prevalence of ankle sprains among high school athletes so concerned two researchers at the UW Health Sports Medicine Center that they undertook a three-year study using 765 male and female basketball and soccer players at 12 Madison-area high schools.
While jobs in manufacturing or high-tech rise and fall with the fortunes of the economy, an aging population and medical advances mean health care positions are among the fastest-growing jobs. How fast? Eight of the 20 fastest-growing occupations are in health care. More new hourly and salaried jobs ââ?¬â? about 19%, or 3.6 million ââ?¬â? created between 2004 and 2014 will be in health care than in any other industry, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
It is a universally-acknowledged truth that human beings cannot help drinking water, since approximately 75 percent of fat-free mass of the human body is made of this precious fluid.
When Robbie Earl and Joe Pavelski are flying down the ice, just about everyone in the Kohl Center, from coaches to Crease Creatures, is hoping for the same thing: the next score. Everyone, that is, except for the UW men�s hockey athletic trainer, Andy Hrodey. Though he is as much in favor of a win for the Badgers as anyone else, he hopes first and foremost that his players are hydrated.
Eighty percent of college students report experiencing depression some time after coming to college, according to a study cited by Nathan Pruitt, a doctor at University Health Services. Pruitt discussed depression and its tendency to go untreated Wednesday.
Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin-Madison concluded that there’s room for improvement by both TV stations and health experts who appear in medical/health-related news stories.
