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Wisconsin DHS offers free at-home covid tests to residents

WEBWhile the federal government stops distributing free at-home COVID-19 tests, Wisconsin’s government is starting its own distribution system. The Wisconsin …

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Oneida County offers pop-up COVID vaccine booster …

WEBThe Oneida County Health Department is offering appointments Tuesday afternoon and evening as part of its first Moderna COVID-19 booster pop-up clinic. The …

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Newly remodeled Health and Wellness Center opens in …

WEBThe Forest County Potawatomi Community opened their newly remodeled Health and Wellness Center last week. Tribal Vice Chairwoman Heather VanZile says …

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Oneida County Health Department Ramps Up COVID-19 …

WEBThis process has allowed the Health Department to vaccinate roughly 55 people an hour. “Last weekend we did just over 500 on both days and we’re expecting to …

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Oneida County Health Department to start combined …

WEBFor most of the summer, Oneida County has been averaging between 9 and 15 new COVID-19 cases a day. While not high, it’s not low either. Of all those cases, …

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Wisconsin Medical Professionals Share Climate Change …

WEBClean air, safe drinking water, and secure shelter can all impact a person’s health. They’re also all threatened by climate change. Beyond that, it’s the impacts we …

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Wisconsin Hospital Association calls for solutions as …

WEBPIXABAY.COM. The Wisconsin Hospital Association is sharing a dire message in its latest Healthcare Workforce Report: “The nursing shortage is here.”. …

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Health Benefits of Wood WXPR

WEBUsing wood in our indoor spaces make our physical health better by reducing stress, blood pressure, and more. Architects call it biophilic design. Biophilic …

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Marshfield Medical Center Minocqua opens hospital …

WEBMarshfield Clinic’s latest expansion to its Minocqua hospital is now open. The 45,000-square-foot expansion has been years in the making. Marshfield Medical Center …

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Local nurses ask Aspirus for more pay and better working

WEBThe Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals is in the midst of negotiations with Aspirus. Aspirus says it will continue discussing options until both …

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Pandemic brings telehealth boom to rural Wisconsin, but barriers …

WEBPublished October 16, 2023 at 5:33 AM CDT. Drake White-Bergey. /. Wisconsin Watch. Brianna Czaikowski, a Marshfield Medical Center family nurse practitioner, says …

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Aspirus Plans to Expand Care in the Northwoods with Acquisition …

WEBOver the next few months, Aspirus will own an additional seven hospitals, 21 physician clinics, and air and ground medical transport services across the Northwoods. …

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How Can We Assess the Health of a Lake, River, or Forest

WEBMeasuring how far down into the water you can see a black and white secchi disk can give you a great index of water clarity. Plants you find in the lake can …

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Aspirus Acquisition of Northern Wisconsin Ascension Hospitals

WEBAspirus. Just after a minute after midnight Saturday, Aspirus acquired seven hospitals, 21 physician clinics, air and ground medical transport, and more than 2,700 …

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RSV leads to 1,400 hospitalizations in Wisconsin so far this season

WEBMore than 1,400 people have been hospitalized with RSV in Wisconsin this season. More than a third of those cases were children under two. There have been …

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says …

WEBA federal appeals court ruled on Monday that state health insurance plans must provide coverage for gender-affirming care in North Carolina and West Virginia. …

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Mercer public healthcare forum highlights lack of hospital in Iron

WEBWhen the Marshfield Health System closed their Mercer clinic in January, Iron County lost their major healthcare facility. Now, people need to travel to Minocqua …

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Aspirus formally welcomes former Ascension hospitals into its …

WEBAspirus leaders formally welcomed hospital staff and community members to the system yesterday. “We’re excited to welcome Eagle River hospital as well as all of …

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Measles case turns up in southern Wisconsin WXPR

WEBWisconsin health workers confirm a case of measles in the southern part of the state. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says a person living in Dane …

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