Health
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Technical colleges plan upgrades, expansions in dental training thanks to new state grants
Nearly all of the state’s technical colleges will receive grant funding to help address shortage of dental care workers.
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Ascension is the latest Wisconsin health system hit with a cyber attack
Ascension, a health system with numerous hospitals and clinics in Wisconsin, is investigating a cyber attack that interrupted access to some technology systems. But it’s unclear whether the hack affected sensitive patient information.
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Wisconsin researchers help expand Medicare treatment options for some cancer patients
More than a decade of research support by the Medical College of Wisconsin led Medicare to cover stem cell transplants for patients with a bone marrow cancer.
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The boundary-breaking power of fasting
Fasting is an ancient practice that’s experiencing something of a revival right now in health and fitness circles. But when John Oakes set out to explore the concept, he took it a lot deeper.
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Wisconsin school nurses say increased Medicaid reimbursement would provide more stable future
The Wisconsin Association of School Nurses said it’s disappointed by lawmakers’ lack of action on increased reimbursements for school-based services.
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Historic pig-to-human kidney transplant excites Wisconsin medical community
A pair of Wisconsin kidney specialists say wait times for organ transplants could improve in the U.S after a Boston hospital transplants a genetically modified pig kidney into a living human.
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How do we know when to call it quits?
There are two sides to giving up. The virtue of sacrifice – and the sin of despair. So how do we decide which is which? That’s the question psychoanalyst Adam Phillips asks in his newest book “On Giving Up.”
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Students with disabilities at UW-Oshkosh stage walkout accusing university of discrimination
According to the university, the staff serving students with disabilities was cut in half, from eight people to four. Students said requests for accommodations are being delayed or denied, resulting in poorer academic performance because they can’t get the help they need.
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New research warns against eating ultra-processed food
UW-Madison nutritionist Beth Olson describes ultra-processed food and why researchers are raising alarms about its health effects
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Marshfield Clinic pauses labor and delivery care in Rice Lake due to staffing
Marshfield Clinic Health System says staffing limitations at its western Wisconsin medical centers have caused them to pause labor and delivery services in Rice Lake.