Jacques Galipeau
Science & Technology
September 12, 2025

Q&A with Jacques Galipeau on cell therapies to cure disease

Dr. Jacques Galipeau is the associate dean for therapeutics development and the director of the Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT), a collaboration between UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health that aims to bring innovative cell therapies to patients. He is also a practicing hematologist, treating patients with blood clot disorders, anemia, and other diseases and conditions.

A scientist working in a lab
Science & Technology
August 18, 2025

World Breast Cancer Research Day

World Breast Cancer Research Day is celebrated on the 18th day of the eighth month of the year — a reference to the one in eight women and one in 833 men who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes. The day is intended to amplify the urgency of preventing disease and finding cures, as well as shine a light on critical research, including studies supported by federal funding.

Members of Mora Pinzon research lab
Education
June 3, 2025

Medical students prepare to meet rising Latino dementia care needs

Researchers in Madison are partnering with a Milwaukee-based Latino community center on a new, culturally competent elective course for students at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. The course is focused on training the next generation of doctors in dementia care for the Latino community.

Science & Technology
April 7, 2025

AI screening tool helps refer patients for opioid use disorder treatment

An artificial intelligence-driven screening tool developed by a research team at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health successfully identified hospitalized adults at risk for opioid use disorder and recommended referral to inpatient addiction specialists.

Sara McCoy
Science & Technology
February 25, 2025

Q&A with Sara McCoy on innovative treatment for Sjögren’s disease

Dr. Sara McCoy, a rheumatologist in the Department of Medicine, is one of the nation’s leading experts on Sjögren’s disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects moisture-producing glands in the eyes, mouth and other parts of the body.

Sara McCoy
Science & Technology
February 7, 2025

Experimental cell therapy trial treats first Sjögren’s disease patient

The first person in the world to receive a dose of a novel cell therapy for a symptom of the immune disorder Sjögren’s disease has been treated during a clinical trial conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

A technician performs and ultrasound on a patient's neck.
Science & Technology
January 6, 2025

Study launches to test effects of vaping on cardio-pulmonary health

The National Institutes of Health have awarded a five-year, $5.7 million grant to UW to study the long-term effects of vaping on heart and lung health.

Sterling Johnson (left) and Barbara Smith Ballen
Science & Technology
October 21, 2024

Brain scans begin for nationwide Alzheimer’s disease study

Research participants have begun volunteering for brain scans at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison for a national study on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

Bret Benally Thompson
Honors & Awards
October 14, 2024

Bret Benally Thompson named Physician of the Year

Dr. Bret Benally Thompson was working as a police officer in Texas when he had a “waking vision,” as he describes it, that directed him to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor.

Wisconsin Partnership Program: 20 years of moving health forward
Health & Wellness
September 5, 2024

Grants power two decades of statewide impact

The university’s medical school would not be the UW School of Medicine and Public Health without the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

The gloved hand of a hospital employee adjusts a patient's ventilation mask
Science & Technology
August 7, 2024

Noninvasive ventilation better for patients

Recently published results from a clinical trial showed that for critically ill adults needing tracheal intubation for emergency airway support, the method health care providers choose to use for providing supplemental oxygen before the intubation procedure affects the patient’s risk of hypoxemia, or potentially life-threatening low levels of blood oxygen.

A thermometer showing 102 degrees Fahrenheit with urban traffic and buildings in the background
Health & Wellness
July 31, 2024

Humid heat impacts dialysis patients

A large, population-based study shows that people receiving regular dialysis to treat kidney disease are vulnerable during heat waves, especially those living in cities in the humid southeastern states, resulting in higher death rates.