Health
Binge Drinking Cost County $594 Million
New report finds $3.9 billion impact in 2018 for entire state. Wisconsin ranks second in binge drinking.
Nov 25th, 2019 by Steven WaltersEvers Vetos Bill on Nursing Assistants
Would cut required training hours to get certified. Opponents say it would hurt patients.
Nov 22nd, 2019 by Shamane MillsSeeking an RX for Rising Drug Prices
Governor’s task force brings business, consumers, Republicans and Democrats to the table
Nov 21st, 2019 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerHealth Outcomes for City Children ‘Abysmal’
Policy experts say health care in the city and state remains a crucial issue.
Nov 15th, 2019 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public RadioSt. Joe’s Should Sign Community Benefits Agreement
Ascension's non-profit hospital is last such institution on North Side and services are badly needed.
Nov 13th, 2019 by Rick Banks, Nate Gilliam and Jack Hanson, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceMilwaukeean Breaks Pinball World Record
Wins Guinness world record and gets donations for Children’s Wisconsin.
Nov 11th, 2019 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter, Wisconsin Public RadioLegislators Can’t Intervene in Abortion Case, Court Says
Leaves Attorney General Kaul to defend state in Planned Parenthood challenge to GOP-passed abortion law.
Nov 11th, 2019 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin ExaminerHow Local Doctors Discovered Vaping Illness
Medical College of Wisconsin doctors led the way to discovering some 1,300 vaping related cases in North America.
Nov 10th, 2019 by Lauren WeberMore People Using Pot as Medicine
But state laws and research not yet on their side.
Nov 9th, 2019 by Shayli Kipnis, Wisconsin Center for Investigative JournalismBill Raises Age to Buy Tobacco to 21
Doctors, school officials support raising age to buy e-cigarettes, tobacco products.
Nov 7th, 2019 by Shamane Mills, Wisconsin Public RadioMercury in Great Lakes Trout Persists
Though waters cleaner, invasive species have forced trout to eat food with higher mercury concentrations.
Nov 5th, 2019 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public RadioEveryone Deserves Clean Water
Evers, Democrats back a comprehensive agenda. We want to work with Republicans on this.
Nov 4th, 2019 by State Sen. Jon Erpenbach