Health
Baldwin Urges Ascension Wisconsin Not To Outsource ICU Doctors
Fears of reduced care if doctors provided by controversial Tennessee company.
Aug 18th, 2025 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public Radio
Ascension Wisconsin’s ICU Doctor Outsourcing Plan Concerns Nurses
Outsourcing doctors reflects a post-pandemic crisis in health care staffing, but private equity is associated with higher costs to patients.
Aug 14th, 2025 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio
City Tries To Help Residents Recover From Devastating Rain, Flooding
Fee-free drop off centers, special pickups and suspended parking rules.
Aug 11th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Experiences 1,000-Year Rain Event
Record rainfall pounded city Saturday into Sunday.
Aug 11th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Bipartisan Law Allows Advanced Nurses To Set Up Their Own Practices
Compromise becomes law after previous versions stalled.
Aug 10th, 2025 by Sarah Lehr, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wildfire Smoke Forces Wisconsin Summer Camps Indoors
Children are particularly vulnerable to wildfire smoke, health experts say.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Anna Marie Yanny, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Offers $100 Million in Incentives to Eli Lilly’s Kenosha County Project
Company will invest $4 billion, create 750 jobs in Pleasant Prairie.
Aug 6th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
City Providing Free Measles Vaccines
Cases of highly-contagious measles recorded in Oconto, Wisconsin.
Aug 4th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
Amid Falling Vaccination Rates GOP Bill Pushes Exemptions
Bill requires waiver forms be given to parents with health forms schools give them.
Aug 4th, 2025 by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner
How Are State’s Local Governments Spending Opioid Settlement Payouts?
Milwaukee County seen as national model for transparency.
Aug 4th, 2025 by Addie Costello
Wisconsin Sees First Measles Cases, 9 Confirmed in Oconto County
Cases reported nationally hit their highest level in 33 years in July.
Aug 3rd, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Student Loan Changes Will Create ‘Barriers’ For Low-Income Medical Students
MCW President says Trump’s tax and spending act eliminates the ‘backbone’ of how aspiring doctors pay for education.
Aug 1st, 2025 by Trevor Hook, Wisconsin Public Radio
