Category: Health

They’re administering the Pfizer, Modern and Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the Nicholas Recreation Center on West Dayton Street every week day between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., other than being closed from noon to 1 p.m.

On May 9, 2019, Sorlie went to a University of Wisconsin transplant center to have the procedure done. Her kidney was sent by airplane — flights with organs have priority — and arrived the same day. Washington recieved her kidney just hours later.

Two UW Health doctors, who are also parents to two children, provided advice Thursday for families with children who are too young to be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but want to know if a situation is safe for their unvaccinated children.

Jamie Perez spoke with UW Health’s Chief Diversity Officer Shiva Bidar about getting more vaccine access to underserved and minority communities.

Dr. Bill Hartman has been on the front lines of UW Health’s vaccine trials since the process began last year. After months of encouraging others to get the vaccine, the Pfizer approval for kids between the ages of 12 and 15 allowed his sons, age 12 and 13, to get the vaccine today.

“Ambulatory nurses are some of the most compassionate and resilient people you will ever meet,” said Shabvon Johnson, RN, director of ambulatory operations at UW Health.

COVID-19 has hit close to home for the Hernandez family at the same time it’s kept loved ones far away. “We have some family members, they passed because of COVID,” Efren Hernandez of Madison said. “It’s hard because you cannot even say bye to them, not even a hug.”

A Wisconsin man is looking to honor local nurses for all their hard work over the last year, and it’s now spreading positivity throughout this medical community. Curtis Crain calls it his “Hero Wall.” You’ll find the work of art in a hallway of UW Hospital. It features portraits of some of the many nurses.

Noted: Those who get their news from national outlets on the so-called Christian right likely are hearing at least some vaccine skepticism, said Daniel Hummel, an evangelical scholar and director of university engagement at the Upper House, a Christian study center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Outlets with large evangelical audiences have been blending typical evangelical messaging with right-wing views about COVID-19 that can dip into conspiracy theory territory.

According to the university’s most recent data, more than 17,000 students and staff were tested for COVID-19 from April 29 to May 6. Only 18 of them tested positive, compared to 52 people the week before.

Dr. Matt Anderson, UW Health’s Senior Medical Director of Primary Care, says employers will know their spaces best. He says as general guidance for workplaces, employees should wear masks.

In an eight-year-long study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Waisman Center, researcher Maureen Durkin analyzed the census statistics of 1.3 million children and found that kids who had the lowest socioeconomic development were the least likely to be diagnosed with autism; an indication not that children of a lower economic status are less likely to have autism, but rather that they are not afforded access to the care that they need.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Black healthcare students are using these trying times to embrace what’s next for them and gain experience that a textbook can’t teach — all in the name of making sure marginalized voices get heard.

The first program of its kind in Wisconsin designed to help improve the quality of life for young people diagnosed with cancer has launched Thursday at UW Carbone Cancer Center.

UW-Madison announced “thousands” of open appointments for vaccines Wednesday, as the state looks to continue a strong vaccine rollout.

“There is simply no question that getting a COVID-19 vaccine will greatly reduce the risk of getting COVID-19, and will negate the intensity of COVID-19 symptoms,” UW Health Senior Medical Director Dr. Matt Anderson said. “The choice is clear.”

A nurse at UW Hospital is on the front lines of a health battle she didn’t see coming. Andrea Moskal, 36, has spent more than a third of her life caring for patients in the transplant unit. “Self-care in nursing is on the low end because that’s not our mindset. We think of others first,” she said.

Dr. Jim Conway, a UW Health infectious disease pediatrician and medical director of the immunization program, says the drop is “troubling.” “As people gather more and travel more, unvaccinated children are at risk of being exposed to more than just COVID-19, and without vaccines they are at risk of contracting dangerous but preventable diseases,” said Dr. Conway.

“Our goal is to collect medications from patients in their homes that they may be holding on to and no longer need,” said student Dan Funk. “This will help to prevent any misuse of any medications, but also will help to remove any medications that could potentially lead to an accidental poisoning.”

UW-Madison adds weekend vaccine availability in a last-ditch effort get its campus vaccinated before a majority of students and staff leave for the summer.

With amped-up supply, UW-Madison is making a push for COVID vaccines before the semester ends.

With COVID-19 vaccine supply nearing demand and Wisconsin more than halfway to reaching its goal of immunizing 80% of residents, health officials, hospitals and UW-Madison said Thursday that many injection appointments are available.

UW also discourages attendance at Mifflin Block Party to keep COVID-19 spread low.

Previously, the University directed students to get a vaccine on or off-campus, wherever there were appointments available — as UW-Madison only had the supplies to administer around 700-1000 doses in a typical week. Starting this week, students are encouraged to look on campus for vaccine appointments due to the newly expanded appointment schedule.

A new program at UW Health tries to ensure a safe space for people with special needs who want to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

UW Health’s Transplant Center performed 64 paired kidney exchanges in 2020, which is more than any other transplant center in the U.S.