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Health officials urge vaccinations amid new cases of …

WEBHealth officials urge vaccinations amid new cases of infectious disease. One doctor says measles case in Dane County, whooping cough in Brown County should be …

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New nutrition guidelines call for less salt and sugar in …

WEBThis week Zorba and Karl discuss the new nutrition guidelines that put less sugar and salt in school meals, and they look at a simple exercise that can reduce your …

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Froedtert, ThedaCare to become one organization at the …

WEBA merger of two eastern Wisconsin health systems will take effect at the start of the new year. Froedtert Heath, based in Milwaukee, and ThedaCare, based in …

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state …

WEBThese cases were heard last fall by the 4th circuit en banc — that is, all the judges on that appeals court heard the argument.. In oral arguments, the judges asked …

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Milwaukee Health Department plan targets racism as …

WEBMilwaukee plans to address racism and health equity over the next five years by focusing on challenges like housing, maternal and child health and public …

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Western Wisconsin leaders focus on future health care …

WEBWestern Wisconsin leaders focus on future health care expansions despite delay in state support. A dispute between the governor, GOP lawmakers has delayed …

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HIV cases are rising in Wisconsin, but those with the …

WEBThe number of Wisconsin residents newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus hit a decade-long high in 2022. On World AIDS Day on Friday, …

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Health economist warns against hospital mergers in …

WEBWhen Froedtert Health and ThedaCare announced an agreement in September to merge operations, the news marked the fourth time in a year that major …

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Wisconsin sees 2 major hospital mergers finalized back to …

WEBMillions of Wisconsin residents will be affected by two separate mergers of nonprofit hospital systems that were finalized earlier this month. Gundersen Health …

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Milwaukee Health Care Partnership investigates inequities

WEBMilwaukee County hospitals and health systems plan to use the results of a recent assessment and survey to address the area’s public health challenges. The …

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Retiree volunteers, Blake Geoffrion hockey career, Hidden Wisconsin

WEBVolunteering after retirement has been proven to benefit your physical and mental health, in addition to benefiting your community. Still, only 21% of the country’s …

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Outbreak Wisconsin: ER Nurse Ponders Life After The Pandemic, …

WEBFollowing a March overnight shift in the emergency department at UW Health in Madison, nurse Mariah Clark walked outside and heard birds chirping for the …

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Local physician network hopes to buy western Wisconsin hospitals

WEBA physician association in western Wisconsin hopes to purchase a network of hospitals and clinics set to close starting in March. OakLeaf Medical Network, which currently operates …

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Push to open new Chippewa Valley hospital continues ahead of …

WEBChippewa Valley Health Cooperative will work to open a new hospital after failed attempts to delay closure of St. Joseph's, Sacred Heart hospitals. By Hope …

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Planned merger of Marshfield Clinic and Essentia Health called off

WEBThe Marshfield Medical Center is photographed on July 26, 2023, in Marshfield, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says it will permanently …

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Being Able To Keep People Alive Longer Complicates End-Of-Life …

WEBJuly 31, 2015. Listen. Shamane Mills/WPR. Surveys indicate most people these days want to die at home, but it’s estimated that only 25 percent of Americans actually do. Instead, …

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Less than 2 weeks until 2 western Wisconsin hospitals close their …

WEBSacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls will officially close in less than two weeks. Hospital Sisters Health System, or …

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

WEBStudent activists have set up pro-Palestine encampments on campuses in Madison and Milwaukee. Milwaukee officials say reckless drivers caused two recent …

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Wisconsin hospital system laying off over 300 employees, cites …

WEBA major health care system in central Wisconsin is laying off more than 300 employees and leaving 500 vacant jobs unfilled amid economic headwinds that are …

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Chippewa Valley clinic files court action to keep HSHS hospitals …

WEBAn orthopedic clinic in the Chippewa Valley region is asking a court to force Hospital Sisters Health System, or HSHS, to delay their plan to close two local hospitals …

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Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls leaders say news of hospital closures

WEBJanuary 23, 2024. Listen. HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls will be closed by April 21 due to “prolonged financial and operational stress”, according to the health care …

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Marshfield Clinic system to furlough some 360 workers

WEBIn a statement, a spokesperson for Marshfield Clinic Health System confirmed reports that it would furlough about 3 percent of its roughly 12,000-person …

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