Health

Special Report: Health Center Targets Lead Paint Poisoning
Special Report

Health Center Targets Lead Paint Poisoning

16th Street Health Center works in South Side neighborhood where average home built before 1920.

Special Report: City Still Faces Lead Paint Poisonings
Special Report

City Still Faces Lead Paint Poisonings

Its 20-year-old program made great strides, but diminishing national funds now limit its scope.

Tainted Water: Two State Prisons Have Lead-Tainted Water
Tainted Water

Two State Prisons Have Lead-Tainted Water

Officials say they comply with federal drinking water standards, but others question whether it’s safe.

Advancing the Fresh Food Movement

Advancing the Fresh Food Movement

How composting by the Victory Garden Initiative serves north side urban farms.

Fondy Farmer’s Market Has New Leader

Fondy Farmer’s Market Has New Leader

Jennifer Casey says she will build on legacy of longtime executive director Young Kim.

Op-Ed: Does Justice Bradley Oppose Birth Control?
Op-Ed

Does Justice Bradley Oppose Birth Control?

There’s no evidence she’s ever repudiated her past statements against some forms of contraception.

Six Achievements of Obamacare

Six Achievements of Obamacare

Including a 43% drop in uninsured non-elderly adults and 76 million more getting preventive care.

County Confronts Stigma of Mental Illness

County Confronts Stigma of Mental Illness

New system emphasizing community care brings people with mental illness into neighborhoods.

Op-Ed: City’s Health Coverage a Huge Success
Op-Ed

City’s Health Coverage a Huge Success

Milwaukee's success holding down costs of employee health care echoes that of some private employers.

Prescription Drugs Lead Way to Heroin

Prescription Drugs Lead Way to Heroin

Prescriptions for opioid painkillers have nearly tripled in 20 years. Part 2 of series.

Heroin Deaths Up 241% Since 2010

Heroin Deaths Up 241% Since 2010

County's increase echoes national trend, with victims mostly white. Part I of series.

Tainted Water: Wisconsin A Leader in Strontium Pollution
Tainted Water

Wisconsin A Leader in Strontium Pollution

73 of 100 worst readings in strontium-laced drinking water were in Waukesha, Brookfield, other towns.