Quoted: “While all our fathers felt the mothers were receiving good care, about half of them felt excluded or ignored and wished that providers would offer them more explanation and opportunity to ask questions during the appointment,” Dr. Tova Walsh, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, said in a university news release.
SwedishAmerican Health System, which has two hospitals and a cancer center in or near Rockford, Ill., plans to merge with UW Health, the organizations announced Tuesday.
When you put 4 engineers in a room, theyre certain to get to work.
Sarah Sandock, Mehdi Shokoueinejad, Yei Hwan Jung and Akshay Kumar are all engineering students at UW Madison… and all part of a successful team.
Noted: Such hopelessness is common among mothers of children with autistm, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A 2009 study by the college found the women, who handle most of the child-rearing duties, have stress levels comparable to combat soldiers. They also suffer from chronic fatigue.?This is the physiological residue of daily stress,? said Marsha Mailick, director of the school?s Waisman Center.
It started nearly 10 years ago, after Gillian Eccles had her first child. She?d cough, sneeze, laugh, run or play soccer, and urine would leak.
Noted: We shared these statistics with Dr. Daniel Resnick, Vice Chair of Neurosurgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He said they raise serious concerns, and suggest that while the majority of spine surgeons are careful about recommending fusions, some may be “operating outside of the generally agreed upon (based on common practice and literature supported guidelines) parameters.”
Confirmed mumps cases are on the uptick at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and one to two students are showing up daily at campus health clinics with possible symptoms of the contagious viral illness, according to the university.
University health officials are warning students about a rise in confirmed cases of mumps at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University health officials are warning students about a rise in confirmed cases of mumps at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
References the 1,500 people in UW-Madison?s Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer?s Prevention, or WRAP. It?s the country?s largest study of children of parents with the disease, who face a greater risk of acquiring it.
Noted: Skemp and Knuti are among more than 1,500 people in UW-Madison?s Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer?s Prevention, or WRAP. It?s the country?s largest study of children of parents with the disease, who face a greater risk of acquiring it.
Many medical experts believe the world is facing a global public health crisis. Every year the Center for Disease Control says more than two million patients in hospitals get infections that are resistant to antibiotics.
When you think of a pregnancy ultrasound you probably think about the mother. But, what is it like to be the other half?
While university doctors who moonlight for drug companies have faced intense scrutiny in recent years, new research suggests much larger sums of money are being paid to their bosses ? the leaders of medical schools and hospitals who serve on drug company boards.
One in 68 children in the U.S. has an autism spectrum disorder, and the University of Wisconsin?s Waisman Center is researching what happens to these individuals as they reach adulthood and adolescence.
Mumps cases are on the rise on the UW-Madison campus and health officials are on high alert to keep the disease from spreading.
A $32.6 million expansion of the University of Wisconsin Hospital parking ramp approved Wednesday by the state Building Commission completes current parking projects for the campus? west side, a university official said.
Students and researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed an easier, cheaper and more efficient way to diagnose asthma, according to university news release.
University Health Services reported two more cases of the mumps on the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday.
Noted: Walker will choose nine of the 13 county Mental Health Board members from recommendations sent by Abele and the County Board. Two other members are chairmen of local mental health advisory boards. The final two are non-voting members named by the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
If you start feeling better mentally when spring comes, you are not alone.
So I turned to the UW-Madison?s experts database to see who might know something more about this research as it relates to soccer, and I found Dr. David Bernhardt.
A new report this week showing most colleges and universities increased spending on sports even as spending on academics stayed flat or declined adds fuel to the growing debate on the place of athletics in US colleges and treatment of student athletes.
Madison, Wisconsin – By studying nerve cells that originated in patients with a severe neurological disease, a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has pinpointed an error in protein formation that could be the root of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
University Health Services is urging students to take precautions after several cases of mumps were confirmed at UW-Madison.
Three UW-Madison students have been diagnosed with mumps in cases that don?t seem connected, the university announced Thursday.
The top and bottom counties in Wisconsin?s annual health rankings remain the same as last year: Ozaukee County is first; Menominee last.
A mobile app aimed at keeping people recovering from alcohol abuse sober appears to cut down on the number of days they drink, according to a new study.
In Madison, Araceli Alonso opened the envelope. Alonso, a native of Spain, is an associate faculty member of the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and a senior lecturer in Gender and Women?s Studies.
“While age is usually one of the most strongly associated factors for many eye diseases that cause visual impairment, it is a factor we cannot change,” lead researcher Dr. Ronald Klein, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, said in a journal news release.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute release their fifth annual ?County Health Rankings? today.
A study out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s La Follette School of Public Affairs found extra taxes on soda do not have a direct impact on obesity rates.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist made a significant discovery that could affect children with autism. Study author Dr. Cara Westmark says, changing an autistic child?s diet could decrease the number of seizures they have.
Noted: In addition, there would be two nonvoting members, one from the Medical College of Wisconsin and one from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who specialize in community-based care.
Several University of Wisconsin System schools, including UW-Madison, have been forced to limit the number of students admitted into nursing programs because of a shortage in staff.
A University of Wisconsin professor has received a research grant to study preventative measures for individuals at high risk for Alzheimer?s disease.
Quoted: Rama Maganti, director of UW Health’s epilepsy program.
When UW Hospital officials learned that the head of the cancer pharmacy stole more than 27,000 opioid pills over three years, they increased audits, modified prescription labels and required double checks on dispensed drugs to prevent more diversion.
Knee injuries in professional sports are common. Big names in all of the major four sports have their share of horror stories about torn ligaments and blown knees.
Dr. Ozioma Okonkwo, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, will begin a two-year project to study the effects of aerobic exercise on the prevention of Alzheimer?s disease after receiving a research grant from the Alzheimer?s Association.
It?s a place for relaxation and support during their road to recovery.
Hilton Madison launches a Carbone Ribbon Room to support the UW Carbone Cancer Center and raise money for cancer research. The room features journals, personal stories and artwork as a way to band together and support those struggling with cancer.
Five researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health received a two-year, $100,000 grant each to pursue innovative research and education in health, according to a university press release.
Plans for a new University of Wisconsin health clinic are being reworked after a salty reception from officials who claim the original plan offered too much parking and not enough public space.
Story highlights research by Dr. Margaret ?Gretchen? Schwarze, a UW-Madison vascular surgeon and bioethicist.
Bob Prezybelski, a doctor with UW Health, says solving simple puzzles can stimulate areas of the brain that are at rest. It can helping to prevent, or delay, the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
University Health Services Executive Director Sarah Van Orman outlined a new policy regarding alcohol service and consumption at university affiliated events at an Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee meeting Thursday.
Richard Brown, a UW-Madison medical professor who specializes in substance abuse, does not believe that pot-smoking is more dangerous than drinking and says the theory that weed is a ?gateway? to more perilous poison has been discredited.
A month without alcohol was the challenge. For UW-Madison alumna Sarah Probst, “Dry January” tested her more than she anticipated.
Two legislators with a medical background have introduced a bill that would require two years of training for medical school graduates before they could receive a doctors license in Wisconsin. The state currently requires one year.
Students will vote in March on a referendum to increase a fee future Badgers pay for recreational sports facilities to pay for $223 million in renovations and expansions to the campus? aging fields, gyms, pools and tracks. The proposal was explained Thursday to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents capital planning and budget committee.
UW Hospital and Clinics officials said they are tracking a possible measles exposure in Madison.
Quoted: Dr. Sam Lubner, an assistant professor of medicine at the UW-Madison?s Carbone Cancer Center, said there are several reasons for the projected spike.
By following 1,500 subjects for 25 years, a landmark study at the University of Wisconsin helped reinvent sleep science and proved that sleep apnea causes more than snoring. Scientists now link the sleep disruption to health risks ranging from high blood pressure and stroke to cardiovascular disease and early death. Is your aging brain a risk too?
Unity Health Plans Insurance Corporation is notifying 41,437 members of a portable heard drive missing from the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy, according to reports from the Wisconsin State Journal and Fox47. The hard drive, reported missing to police on December 12, was being used in a benefits program evaluation.
Unity Health Insurance said Thursday morning that a missing hard drive could compromise patient information for more than 40,000 members.
The private health information for more than 41,000 people is missing, after Unity Health Insurance says a portable hard drive containing the information disappeared from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy. The device was first reported missing in December, and the incident has been under investigation by police.
Groundbreaking local research is providing new insights into being young and transgender.
Mindy?s death comes as initiatives across the community ? from new policies at Madison schools to groundbreaking research at UW-Madison ? are rapidly improving the landscape for transgender youth.
Doctors at the University of Wisconsin have made a major breakthrough in breast cancer research by identifying how the cancers spread to the brain.
For example, the University of Wisconsin Health Partners medical center in Watertown has implemented a health transition program. Patients are seen by transitions staff while still in the hospital, and receive follow-up calls or visits after they?re released. The report said that the hospital saw its readmission rate drop by 7 percent.
