Health

Researchers at UW-Madison have completed the first brain scans in a first-of-its-kind study on Alzheimer’s disease.

Third and fourth-graders at the Escuela Vieau school in Milwaukee made whole-grain pizzas Thursday as part of a larger curriculum.

The Wisconsin ​​​​​Office of Children’s Mental Health recently released a “Feelings Thermometer” to help people support their preschool aged children. The guide is meant to help young kids identify their big feelings, and manage them. 

Mom Sarah Knowles leads the Wisconsin Chapter of the Changing Spaces Campaign, which seeks to get more adult-sized changing tables and stations installed across the nation and world. 

Sleeping regulates our immune system, gives our body time to restore cells and “cleans our brain out,” said licensed sleep psychologist Dr. Rick Blackburn.

The young adult was treated with oseltamivir, a medication that reduces influenza symptoms, and is expected to make a full recovery.

Nearly 500 people have graduated from the Sauk County Institute of Leadership since it started in 1997.

The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative signed a letter of intent to purchase and reopen St. Joseph’s hospital in Chippewa Falls.

Milwaukee officials are worried the closure of a cardiac catheterization lab in the city will have negative impacts for residents.

At least eleven Wisconsin communities have decided to stop adding fluoride to their public drinking water this year, citing possible health risks. At least four more communities are considering doing the same.