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Milwaukee Health Department COVID-19 services …

WEBMilwaukee Health Department clinics will continue to offer vaccinations for free without an appointment, with hours of operation available at Milwaukee.gov/COVIDvax. April 3: …

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Ensuring access to good food improves health of poor, chronically ill

WEBThat included an estimated $687 million in additional health care costs in Wisconsin. The study found that health care costs for adults who were food insecure was $1,073 to …

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Pace of COVID deaths slowed in 2023 by toll rose by 1,100 in …

WEBThe toll of COVID-19 waned in 2023, but the virus still took the lives of over 1,100 people in Wisconsin. In 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in the United States. Now, …

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Are you on BadgerCare Plus

WEBHere's how to keep your health coverage. Over the next year, Wisconsin residents enrolled in BadgerCare Plus or another Medicaid program will have to renew their coverage for …

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NJ coronavirus: Cancer patients face canceled chemotherapy …

WEBSoon after she was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer in January, Janet Glass began going every other week to Englewood Health for a three-day chemotherapy …

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Medical community seeing that better health hinges on social …

WEBFrom Jan. 1, 2017, to Nov. 30, 2019, for instance, 57 health systems, with a total of 917 hospitals among them, announced commitments to invest more than $2.5 billion in 78 …

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Madison, Wisconsin residents are 6th fittest in America, study finds

WEBAbout 50% of Milwaukeeans reported being in "excellent or very good health," slightly lower than the 100-city average of almost 53%. Additionally, 34.5% and 45.5% reported poor …

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'Long way to go' in making Wisconsin health care costs transparent

WEBThe hope is that insight into previously undisclosed hospital prices will increase competition and, in turn, slow the rise in health care costs. “There's still a long way to go though,” …

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How much does a Wisconsin hospital visit cost

WEBBut a first-of-its kind study reveals new information about the state of health care prices in the U.S. and in Wisconsin. For example: About 153 million people nationally get health …

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Vin Baker Recovery opens Tuesday, offering mix of addiction …

WEBVisit www.vinbakerrecovery.com or call 1-866-827-7342. Jessica Van Egeren is the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel enterprise health reporter. She can be reached at …

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What to know about Gov. Evers' Wisconsin health care task force

WEB1:26. Gov. Tony Evers has assembled a new task force that will study workforce challenges in Wisconsin's health care system, which has struggled with high levels of worker …

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Wisconsin hospital price comparisons revealed for first time by study

WEBIn Wisconsin, prices on average are an estimated 2.9 times — or 290.5% — higher than what Medicare pays. It works out to 17.6% more than the national average — and 53% …

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There is hope to improve mental health and ease depression and …

WEBThe dedication from local, state, and federal governments shows that mental health is beginning to draw the attention it needs. Data from the Office of Children’s Mental …

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7 Milwaukee area hospital employees with highest salaries

WEBMax Lee is a neurosurgeon at the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin systems. He's been practicing since 2008. He went to medical school at the University of Illinois and …

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Untested delta-8, delta-9, HHC alarms Wisconsin doctors, …

WEBThere have been a small number of deaths potentially linked to delta-8. According to a study published last January, the FDA collected reports of 22 deaths nationally between …

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Wisconsin needs access to care. Evers vetoed bills that would help

WEBThe state does not have enough mental health professionals to meet demand, forcing people to wait months on waitlists before they can see anyone. A 2021 report from …

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Whole Health Clinical Group now in new $8 million clinic

WEB0:03. 0:35. Whole Health Clinical Group, which provides outpatient behavioral health services in southeastern Wisconsin, has moved to its new clinic at 932 S. 60th St. in …

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More mental health patients being transferred from Mendota …

WEBIn an email, the Department of Health Services said the decision to transfer patients to Sand Ridge is in response to “increased need.”. From 2016 to 2023, the number of …

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Once hailed as a miracle treatment, fen-phen became diet drug …

WEBRisk/Reward: Once hailed as a miracle treatment, fen-phen became a diet drug debacle. This report was originally published on April 19, 2015. It is a part of the series …

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Ground beef health alert: Products may be contaminated with E. coli

WEB0:02. 0:50. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert Saturday for ground beef products produced in March and shipped …

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How many people died in Wisconsin prisons in 2023

WEB0:00. 1:24. Fifty-five people died in the custody of Wisconsin's prison system last year, according to newly released data. Of the deaths, almost half were deemed …

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On Earth Day support our work on the Great Lakes and Mississippi …

WEBReach Heim at (920) 996-7266 or [email protected]; Looby at [email protected] or follow her on X @caitlooby. Our environment reporters write about how Wisconsin's …

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Takeaways from Kamala Harris' La Crosse visit: abortion, nursing …

WEBLA CROSSE — In a visit to a purple region of Wisconsin on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced new rules for nursing home staffing and rallied voters around …

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A guide to Milwaukee-area farmers markets open in 2024

WEBFox Point Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, June 15-Oct. 12.North Shore Congregational Church parking lot, 7330 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point. Greendale …

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Is Giannis playing in Game 1

WEBThe Milwaukee Bucks head coach had expected Lillard to practice Tuesday, but he was a late scratch by the medical staff. In the regular-season finale in Orlando on April 14, …

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UW colleges are suffering from lack of funding and poor leadership

WEBUW-Oshkosh has dismissed more than 15% of its staff. The fallout of dismissing more than 15% of our staff at UW Oshkosh might have been greatly softened if we worked together.

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Ron Johnson says voters should be shown 'what abortion looks like'

WEB1:22. MADISON — Voters weighing their position should be shown what abortion looks like at every stage of pregnancy, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told reporters Monday. The …

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