The last class of physicians has entered a longstanding Eau Claire family medicine residency program that UW-Madison will end in June 2019.
UW residency nears end; Mayo will replace program
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Category: Health
Keeping your child’s sugar intake in check
NBC-15
Noted: Clinical Nutritionist Amy Caulum with UW Health Pediatric Fitness joined NBC15’s John Stofflet to share how to keep an eye on those sugars and added sugars.
UW Hospital is state’s top hospital in US News and World Report rankings
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Hospital and Clinics is the state’s top hospital for the fifth consecutive year and is among the nation’s top 50 hospitals in nine medical and surgical specialties, one fewer than last year, according to U.S. News and World Report’s latest rankings released Tuesday.
UW-Madison and collaborators launch website on patients’ experiences
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Marty remembers looking outside the window of his room, seeing cars go by and thinking to himself, “How do you get in your car and just go, you know, just go about your day?”
Anxiety Disorders Are Highly Treatable, When Help Is Sought, Psychiatry Expert Says
Wisconsin Public Radio
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting about 40 million adults, according to the National Institute of Mental Illness. Although they’re highly treatable, only a small amount of those suffering seek help, said Dr. Ned H. Kalin of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Q&A: Richard Keller says social interventions are helping minimize world health crises
Capital Times
Richard Keller tells students in his medical history and global health classes not to look for happy endings.
Chamber of Commerce wants to brand Madison as a health tech hub
Capital Times
“If you close your eyes, and I say ’Seattle,’ you’ll probably be able to come up with a few words to describe the business community there, and the quality of life there,” said Brandon, the president of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce.
Transgender researcher at UW-Madison denied coverage, files complaint
A transgender researcher has filed a complaint against the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Wisconsin and an insurance company for denying her coverage of gender confirmation surgery.
Transgender UW researcher denied coverage for gender confirmation surgery, complaint says
Wisconsin State Journal
A transgender researcher at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health has filed a complaint against the state, the medical school and an insurance company, saying she was unfairly denied coverage of gender reassignment surgery.
UW organ transplant program celebrates 50 years of giving second chances at life
WISC-TV 3
Editorial from WISC-TV’s Neil Heinen.
Editorial: UW organ transplant program celebrates 50 years of giving second chances at life
WISC-TV 3
While I suspect we will never fully take for granted the miracle of organ transplants, the life-saving operation is certainly viewed today as commonplace and increasingly successful.
Complex Jobs Might Offer Protection from Alzheimer’s, According To UW Researchers
Wisconsin Public Radio
Having a job that requires complex social interactions — like mentoring and negotiating — might protect the brain from developing symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease by building up what researchers call cognitive reserves.
On View | ‘Catching the Eye [of McPherson Eye Research Institute Members]’
Wisconsin State Journal
A familiar expression, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” can explain the infinite spectrum of artwork in the world. “Catching the Eye [of McPherson Eye Research Institute Members]” is an exhibit that brings together art whose beauty caught the eye of UW-Madison’s McPherson Eye Research Institute (ERI) members. Some of the artwork is on loan from members’ collections, while other pieces were created by the members themselves.
Mosquitoes can transmit several different diseases
NBC-15
Quoted: Dr. Apple Bodemer, with UW Health, said most of the diseases mosquitoes carry are specific to certain areas. In Wisconsin, there has been West Nile Virus as well as some of the Encephalitis viruses caused by mosquitoes.
This year, it’s the Zika virus. But what about next year?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: “How do you figure out what’s coming next?” said David O’Connor, professor at UW-Madison and chair of the Global Infectious Disease Division at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. “That’s the million-dollar question.”
Doctors explain the importance of the art of listening
NBC-15
Many people are guilty of talking more than we listen.UW Health Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Shilagh Mirgain, explains the art of listening and the power of presence.
Clinic helps moms stay active after giving birth
NBC-15
There is a unique clinic in Madison that is helping moms stay active after baby arrives.
UW team unravels mystery with DNA sequencing
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have used DNA sequencing to unravel an 85-year-old mystery, pinpointing the genetic cause for Mauriac syndrome, a rare condition that affects children with poorly controlled Type 1 diabetes.
UW Medical Oncologist Tests New Melanoma Therapy
Wisconsin Public Radio
A melanoma researcher at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center is moving forward on a novel way to treat malignant melanoma.
UW partners with Walgreens to offer naloxone to students
WISC-TV 3
University Health Services at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Walgreens are partnering to offer opioid overdose medication to students, according to a release.
Despite promising treatments, hepatitis C continues to rise
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Quoted: Though hepatitis C is highly treatable in its early stages, most people don’t know they’re infected because the disease is highly asymptomatic, said Rob Striker, a researcher and associate professor of infectious diseases in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Can a stint in the ‘fever machine’ treat depression?
STAT
The obsession was born over Chinese food with a Tibetan monk.Dr. Charles Raison was working as an emergency room psychiatrist in Los Angeles, where he’d fallen in with a monk-turned-psychologist. Every Monday, they would have dinner at Panda Inn and talk Tibet.
UW Health emphasizes importance of sunscreen
NBC-15
UW Health Dermatologist, Dr. Apple Bodemer, talks about the importance of wearing sunscreen and HOW to wear sunscreen.
Patient insight website debuts with UW project about depression
Wisconsin State Journal
The stories appear on a new website, developed in part by UW-Madison, designed to help patients and doctors around the country learn about the range of patient experiences with various diseases.
Madison allergy sufferers face rising EpiPen prices
Capital Times
Noted: Increasingly, patients are coming to see Dr. Christopher Healy in distress. “They’re not happy when they come in to see me, they’re really worried, they’re anxious,” said Healy, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a practicing allergist.
Zika Virus research at UW shows promising results towards creating a vaccine
WKOW-TV 27
The Zika Virus has been a major concern among public health officials and world leaders in recent months, especially now that the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil are just a few short weeks away.
OSU names new dean for College of Public Health
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Services has a new dean. Dr. F. Javier Nieto will begin his new duties on Oct. 31. He succeeds Tammy Bray, who had been dean of the college since 2002 and recently stepped down.
Hundreds of people participate in the Pink and Gard Brain Tumor 5K
NBC-15
Noted: UW basketball coach Greg Gard and his family joined in to honor of his father.
Emergency room doctors dealing with more drug overdoses
WKOW-TV 27
Quoted: “These are sometimes sold in convenience stores where kids can just buy them, basically behind the counter,” UW Health emergency room physician Dr. Aaron Kraut says.
How a Child’s Brain Adapts to Handle Adversity
Psych Central News
Research has shown that approximately two-thirds of the population have experienced some form of childhood adversity by the age of 18. So why do so many people emerge from difficult childhoods seemingly unscathed, while others develop various forms of mental illness? And are there any evident brain differences between the two types?
Caregivers Should Seek Support To Avoid Burning Out, Expert Says
Wisconsin Public Radio
Caregivers should find support before becoming overwhelmed by the burdens associated with taking care of a patient with a chronic illness, according to a human development and family studies expert. “You have to take care of yourself to take of others,” said Kristin Litzelman, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “If you’re not taking care of yourself, there’s no way you can provide help to someone else. You won’t have the physical strength or the emotional strength.”
Evidence Grows Of Poverty’s Toll On Young Brains, Academic Achievement Gap
Wisconsin Public Radio
Five-year-old Naja Tunney’s home is filled with books. Sometimes, she’ll pull them from a bookshelf to read during meals. At bedtime, Naja reads to her 2-year-old sister, Hannah.
Building brains: UW researchers say early steps to improve children’s lives will help them succeed in school and life
Capital Times
Five-year-old Naja Tunney’s home is filled with books. Sometimes she will pull them from a bookshelf to read during meals. At bedtime, Naja reads to her 2-year-old sister, Hannah.
UW researchers find benign bacteria stops Zika spread
NBC-15
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have confirmed a type of bacteria can completely block the transmission of the Zika virus.
UW Health and UnityPoint Health – Meriter exploring joint operating agreement
WKOW-TV 27
Officials with five local health care organizations are considering joining forces after leaders signed two non-binding letters of intent to explore potential collaboration. One involves UnityPoint Health – Meriter and UW Health, while the other involves Physicians Plus, Unity Health Insurance, and Gundersen Health Plan.
UW Health, Meriter, insurance groups consider collaboration
WISC-TV 3
Leaders at UnityPoint Health-Meriter, UnityPoint Health, UW Health, Physicians Plus Insurance Corp., Unity Health Plans Insurance Corp. and Gundersen Health Plan have signed two non-binding letters of intent to explore a potential collaboration among the organizations.
UW, Meriter pursue joint operating agreement, health plan merger
Wisconsin State Journal
UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter are pursuing a joint operating agreement and a merger of their health insurance plans, which could shift some patients from UW Hospital to Meriter, alleviate the need for new construction and help the longtime rivals adapt to payment changes in health care, officials said Thursday.
Madison health care systems and insurance companies form new collaborations
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UW Health and UnityPoint Health said Thursday that they had agreed to explore combining their operations in Madison.
Fred Lee, The UW Radiologist With Startup Vision
Xconomy.com
Fred Lee is not afraid to put himself out there. Lee is a radiologist at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, where his primary area of interest is the ablation, or elimination, of cancerous tumors. He says that around the year 2000, he decided that the radio frequency ablation devices he and his colleagues were using “were just not good enough.” But since Lee’s background wasn’t in engineering, he had to reach out for help.
Focusing on heart health in men
WKOW-TV 27
Noted: On Monday, Dr. Matthew Tattersall, UW Health Cardiologist stopped by Wake Up Wisconsin to talk about the importance of having a healthy heart.
Fertility monitoring
Isthmus
Katie Brenner knows how exasperating it can be for women who are struggling to get pregnant.
Fertility monitoring
Isthmus
UW scientists develop app that could help women get pregnant.
Ohio State hires med school dean Dr. Craig Kent from UW-Madison after two-year search
Columbus Business Journal
Ohio State University has hired its medical school dean from the University of Wisconsin-Madison after a two-year search.
Recovery schools for addicted teens on the rise
AP
Noted: Paul Moberg, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin’s Public Health Institute, said the best funding model for such schools draws from sources in education and health care. He said there hasn’t been much health insurance funding, but some schools, such as Horizon High School in Madison, are partnering with county human services programs or nonprofits focused on improving mental health.
2006 national champions, Mike Eaves, reunite in Madison to celebrate 10-year anniversary of title
Wisconsin State Journal
The team celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its championship in Madison this weekend, highlighted by participating in the Blake Geoffrion Classic.All proceeds from the charity game, now in its third year, benefit the UW Hospital’s Burn Center.
3rd annual Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic raises money for UW Burn Center
WKOW-TV 27
For the third year in a row, the puck was dropped at LaBahn Arena for the third annual Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic.
VPL takes part in state event – Bike to the Library
Ashland Daily Press
Bike to the Library began in 2015 as part of the UW-Madison Global Health Institute’s “Climate Change Policy and Public Health” Massive Open Online Course. Bike to the Library Director, Terry Ross said he conceived of the idea as part of a larger effort to engage libraries with the important content of these MOOCs, beginning with “Changing Weather and Climate in the Great Lakes Region.”
Autism treatment offerings expand in Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison’s Waisman Center, which has long had a clinic that can diagnose children with autism, started offering behavioral treatment for the condition in May.
Disease that causes blindness in children tied to new gene
Medical Xpress
Northwestern Medicine and University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) scientists have identified a gene that causes severe glaucoma in children. The finding, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, validates a similar discovery made by the scientists in mice two years ago and suggests a target for future therapies to treat the devastating eye disease that currently has no cure.
Two former U. of C. medical researchers faked data, government finds
Chicago Tribune
Two former University of Chicago medical researchers faked and falsified data in two federally funded studies into heart failure, according to federal records.
Andy North & Friends raise more than $1 million for UW Carbone Cancer Center
NBC-15
Professional golfer Andy North and his friends raised $1,002,000 million for the UW Carbone Cancer Center at a dinner and golf tournament this week.
Life expectancy is up sharply for blacks and Hispanics; whites are lagging
The Washington Post
Quoted: Because so many factors are driving this mortality, it’s hard for policy makers to know what to do, said Dave Kindig, professor emeritus of population health sciences at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Medical Student Says Her Mental Health Issues Will Make Her A Better Doctor
NPR
At first Giselle wasn’t sure what to put on her medical school application. She wanted to be a doctor, but she also wanted people to know about her own health: years of depression, anxiety and a suicide attempt. (We’re using only her first name in this story, out of concern for her future career.)
This ‘Smart Skin’ Can Monitor Your Health Or Even Control Your Home
Huffington Post
world’s fastest stretchable, wearable circuit that could become the foundation for the next generation of wearable gadgets.This ‘smart skin’ could do everything from monitor your vitals, control your music, track your runs or even let you control your own home – all wirelessly.
Researchers create high-speed electronics for your skin
Engadget
Make no mistake, today’s wearables are clever pieces of kit. But they can be bulky and restricted by the devices they must be tethered to. This has led engineers to create thinner and more powerful pieces of wearable technology that can be applied directly to the skin. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by Zhenqiang “Jack” Ma, have developed “the world’s fastest stretchable, wearable integrated circuits,” that could let hospitals apply a temporary tattoo and remove the need for wires and clips.
New Wearable Tech Can Make Hospital Visits More Comfortable
Gizmodo
In the age of the Internet, you can do almost anything wirelessly. This is especially intriguing in the health care field where professionals can monitor the data of patients without having to be in the room.
Madison non-profit aims to enhance wellness in education
WKOW-TV 27
School is almost out for summer, but that’s not stopping a Madison non-profit from raising awareness about wellness in education communities. Breathe for Change started as a passion project for UW Madison Ph.D. student, Ilana Nankin. Now it’s helping educators in Madison and around the world.
UW virologist devises strategy for more accurate development of seasonal flu vaccine
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Medical science has had difficulty developing flu vaccines that accurately match circulating seasonal influenza strains.
Geoffrion will hold third annual Hockey Classic June 18 to benefit UW Health Burn Center
WKOW-TV 27
Former Badger and Hobey Baker Memorial Award-winner Blake Geoffrion will host the third annual Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic on Saturday, June 18 at LaBahn Arena. The event will raise money to benefit the UW Health Burn Center.
Neurological therapy: Can stimulating the tongue help stimulate the brain?
CTV News
A new experimental therapy is trying to determine if stimulating the tongue can retrain the brain and offer some relief to those with neurological issues.