UW Health offers screen time guidance for families
In a new study out today in a leading pediatrics journal, UW Health experts urge families to be mindful of increased screen time, especially as we approach virtual classes in the middle of winter.
One year later: Expert panel gathers to reflect on the coronavirus pandemic
One year ago, at an event organized by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, a panel of experts in virology, infection control, global health, clinical testing, vaccine development, and health system responses reflected on an emerging outbreak of a new form of coronavirus that the world had not yet witnessed. The virus hadn’t yet been named. On Feb. 11, 2020, it was designated as SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes was named COVID-19. The auditorium was filled with an audience eager for any available information about the emerging threat.
Leaders of Wisconsin’s two medical schools urge everyone to take action during the COVID-19 outbreak
Leaders of Wisconsin’s two medical schools have an urgent message to the public: Right now, every person in the state has the power to save lives by choosing to take a stand against COVID-19.
Requiring basic level of health care coverage is important for healthy people and communities
On Nov. 10, the United States Supreme Court is considering oral arguments in two cases related to the requirement that all Americans maintain health insurance coverage. The health impact of this straightforward governmental mandate is broad-reaching and should be maintained in the interest of protecting the health of Americans, advises Robert N. Golden, MD, Dean, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs.
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial resumes at UW
AstraZeneca announced that the COVID-19 vaccine trial has resumed in the United States, including at UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, after the FDA and an independent safety review board completed their review of an illness contracted by a trial participant in the United Kingdom.
UW study: Coverage for people with pre-existing conditions improved under the Affordable Care Act
Insurance coverage for people with pre-existing conditions increased during the first five years of Affordable Care Act implementation, a recent UW–Madison study revealed.
UW Health and UW School of Medicine and Public Health launch new Study Finder
UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health have launched the UW Health Study Finder, a new, easily accessible website that lists UW studies and clinical trials that are currently recruiting participants.
UW Health, School of Medicine and Public Health remove race from kidney function estimation formula
As part of their efforts to address systemic racism in medicine, UW Health and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are calling for an approach to assess kidney function devoid of race.
UW Health and University of Wisconsin selected as one of first clinical sites in the U.S. to test new COVID-19 vaccine
UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) are among the first sites in the country to study whether an investigational vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca can prevent COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
UW study looks at new protections for frontline health care workers during COVID-19
A new prevention research study at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health looking at whether commonly used oral and nasal antiseptic (in addition to personal protective equipment and hand hygiene) can help prevent COVID-19 infections in frontline health care workers.
UW School of Medicine and Public Health works to dispel COVID-19 myths
The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health wants the public to think critically about COVID-19 risks, effects and safety measures as we all deal with this unprecedented pandemic.
Badger Talks: All you need to know about wearing a mask
As the U.S. grapples with surges of new COVID-19 infections, everyone is looking for ways to slow the spread of the disease. In this Badger Talks video, Ajay Sethi, associate professor from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Population Health Sciences and expert on infectious disease epidemiology, says that we should continue to turn to an old standby: masks.