Nation’s only rural OB-GYN residency program celebrates first trainee
Dr. Laura McDowell will soon have a special place in American medical history.
UW researchers focus on boosting colorectal cancer screening rates in rural areas
Researchers at UW Carbone Cancer Center are working to understand why some primary care clinics in rural locations have successfully attained high rates of colorectal cancer screenings, insight they hope will help raise the rates of colorectal cancer screenings across all rural clinics.
UW launches innovative Center for Health Disparities Research
A new center at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health seeks to examine how a person’s environment and social conditions impact their health down to the molecular level.
UW to lead national research on pediatric asthma in low-income urban areas
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health has been selected as the national leadership center for a new clinical research network that will conduct pediatric asthma research in low-income urban settings around the country.
UW researchers develop tool to equitably distribute limited vaccines
The demand for COVID-19 vaccines continues to outpace supply, forcing public health officials to decide who should be first in line for a shot, even among those in the same pool of eligible vaccine recipients.
Staff and faculty experts serve on governor’s Health Equity Council
Members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health will be providing expertise for a new effort to improve health equity in Wisconsin.
Amy Fiedler named to class of 2020 Presidential Leadership Scholars Program
Amy Fiedler, MD, a cardiac surgeon and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, has been named to the 2020-21 cohort of the Presidential Leadership Scholars program. She continues to develop her personal leadership project for the program, despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neighborhood disadvantage associated with presence of Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes at autopsy
People in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in the United States may face greater odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Standing up for equality and health equity
It has been just over a week since George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed by police officers in Minneapolis during an attempted arrest in a horrific and brazen act of police brutality. This past weekend, powerful instances of both peaceful protests and violent civil unrest have occurred in Madison and elsewhere throughout the United States.
UW–Madison study finds where you live affects brain health
Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods may impact the brain, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Survey of the Health of Wisconsin presents Latino Community Health Survey at conference
The Wisconsin Research and Education Network recently invited Allison Rodriguez, a SHOW student investigator, to present at their annual conference in Madison.
Lawrence Brown selected to lead County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute has named leading population health researcher Lawrence Brown, Ph.D., as the next director of County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.