Top Ten Research Stories for 2025
The numbers are in — the end-of-year web analytics, that is — and they show robust interest in research at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health! In 2025, articles about new discoveries and one-on-one interviews with researchers were among the most-viewed stories of the year.
Improving rural access to rheumatology care
A new collaborative training program, known as STARS-R aims to help rural primary care physicians build skills in managing existing patients with rheumatologic conditions by pairing them with professors of rheumatology from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
A path for safer opioid prescribing
An approach to prescribing opioids that pairs clinician education with patient-centered monitoring and feedback could help primary care doctors minimize prescribing opioid medications to manage patients’ chronic pain, according to a University of Wisconsin–Madison research team.
UW researchers’ data informs community when sickness lurks
What if you could check the “forecast” for respiratory illness as easily as you can check the weather? Would it influence your decision-making?
Air sampling at schools accurately detects flu and COVID-19 virus levels
Air samplers placed in school cafeterias provided an accurate look at a flu epidemic and at constant low levels of COVID-19 infections in a K-12 school district during the 2022-23 school year, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Téllez-Girón earns prestigious Ohtli Award from Mexican government
Dr. Patricia Téllez-Girón, associate professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is the esteemed face of health care and education in Madison’s Latinx/e community and across Wisconsin. In celebration of her efforts, this month she received the Ohtli Award, the highest recognition awarded by the government of Mexico to a Mexican community leader in the United States or other countries.
Nursing home residents benefit from rapid flu testing
Rapid on-site testing of nursing home residents for influenza allowed earlier detection of outbreaks, faster treatment with antiviral medication and much lower hospitalization rates, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
New Osher Center for Integrative Health launches at UW–Madison
After more than a year of planning and development, the University of Wisconsin Integrative Health program officially opened the Osher Center for Integrative Health at University of Wisconsin‒Madison.
Endowment allows expansion of integrative health program
A $5.5 million award from the Bernard Osher Foundation will allow UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to bring integrative health to a broader swath of the community.
David Rakel named chair of Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
David Rakel, MD, a nationally recognized leader in integrative medicine, will join the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as chair of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. His appointment begins mid-July 2021.
Remembering Dr. Beth Potter
With heavy hearts, we share that Beth Potter, MD, associate professor (CHS) in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, passed away on March 31, 2020.
Study: Face-to-face communication key to job satisfaction in primary care clinics
Frequent face-to-face communication among all care team members in primary care clinics may boost overall job satisfaction for health care professionals, according to a recent study by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.