Health

Wisconsin Joins Lawsuit to Block NIH Funding Cuts Under Trump

Wisconsin Joins Lawsuit to Block NIH Funding Cuts Under Trump

UW says it will delay lifesaving discoveries related to cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes.

Children’s Hospital Reinstates Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Teen

Children’s Hospital Reinstates Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Teen

Had cancelled treatment after Trump’s executive order, now being challenged in court.

MKE County: City, County Partnering on Rapid Drug Testing Program
MKE County

City, County Partnering on Rapid Drug Testing Program

Goal is to collect better data on what drugs are in the community and where.

Dangerous Levels of Lead Contamination Found At Three MPS Schools

Dangerous Levels of Lead Contamination Found At Three MPS Schools

District says it has remediated situation, but its buildings have been source of lead poisoning.

Wisconsin Affordable Care Enrollment Again Sets a Record

Wisconsin Affordable Care Enrollment Again Sets a Record

313,579 Wisconsin residents enrolled for coverage through federal insurance marketplace.

Wisconsin Joins Legal Effort to Preserve Tougher Standards for Lead in Water

Wisconsin Joins Legal Effort to Preserve Tougher Standards for Lead in Water

Joins 9 states and DC to back new federal rules and push to replace lead pipes.

Lawmakers Again Propose Extending Postpartum Medicaid

Lawmakers Again Propose Extending Postpartum Medicaid

A 'no-brainer' has bipartisan support, was passed by 48 states. Will Vos let it die?

Milwaukee Is Losing a Generation of Black Men To Drug Crisis

Milwaukee Is Losing a Generation of Black Men To Drug Crisis

Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl is mixed into cocaine.

Milwaukee Officials Trying To Understand Impact of Trump’s Federal Aid Freeze

Milwaukee Officials Trying To Understand Impact of Trump’s Federal Aid Freeze

Freeze could have massive impact, causing service cuts, layoffs and shutdowns.

State Health Officials Launch Campaign to Discourage Menthol Tobacco Use

State Health Officials Launch Campaign to Discourage Menthol Tobacco Use

80% of Black adult smokers polled said they smoked menthol cigarettes.

Milwaukee County’s Overdose Deaths Declined For Second Straight Year

Milwaukee County’s Overdose Deaths Declined For Second Straight Year

Officials say harm reduction tools like Narcan and fentanyl test strips are working.

UW Researchers Find Alcohol Sales Increase After Mass Shootings

UW Researchers Find Alcohol Sales Increase After Mass Shootings

Increase in communities hit by mass shootings persists for about two years.