Native American Center for Health Professions receives $1 million grant renewal for student recruitment, support
A University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health center will once again be the recipient of a competitive national grant to recruit American Indian and Alaska Native students into the field of medicine.
Nation’s first and only rural Ob-Gyn residency program expands
The nation’s only rural Ob-Gyn residency program is expanding. Starting October 7, Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin, Wisconsin will join the rural rotation as a part of the UW Ob-Gyn rural-residency program.
Prevention Research Center to focus on mother-baby health
Wisconsin’s first Prevention Research Center is coming to UW–Madison thanks to a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Healthy habits after heart attack
Health Equity Leadership Institute to convene on campus June 17-21
Dozens of researchers from around the country will soon come to UW–Madison for a research and leadership immersion program to help increase the number of minority researchers investigating health disparities and health equity.
University of Wisconsin-led study identifies why some colds cause asthma attacks in children
Upper respiratory infections remain one of the most common triggers of asthma attacks in children, but not every cold leads to a dangerous worsening of symptoms, even among children with severe asthma. The reasons for this have mostly gone unanswered for decades, but a new study led by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health provides some insight on what differentiates a cold that leads to an asthma attack from a cold that remains a cold.
Amy Kind receives award for geriatric research
Amy Kind, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been given a prestigious award by the American Geriatrics Society.
UW paper nabs top honor from American Public Health Association for life-expectancy analysis
Work published by three University of Wisconsin researchers regarding decreasing the gap in life expectancy of the United States population compared to European peers, earned top honors from the American Public Health Association.
SHOW launches pilot health survey in Latino community
Wisconsin is a state with stark and persistent health disparities disproportionally affecting racial and ethnic minorities and rural populations. Milwaukee is one the most segregated cities in the U.S. with 40 percent of its population being African-American and a growing Hispanic/Latino population that based on 2010 U.S. Census comprised 17.3 percent of population.
Collaborative project seeks to develop ‘patient safety passport’
A fall sends an elderly woman to the emergency room. After a short hospital stay, she returns to her nursing home, where she avoids walking for fear of another slip. In the meantime, though, she develops a blood clot that prompts another trip to the emergency room.
Inaugural Wisconsin Healthy Communities named
Thirty-one Wisconsin communities have been recognized for their work to improve health in their communities.
UW–Madison establishes state’s first and only addiction hotline for providers
In what is believed to be a national first, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in conjunction with UW Health, has established a new resource for Wisconsin primary care physicians and other providers to help them successfully manage patients with addictions.