Saturday, December 4, 2021 - 6:00am
Public health officials say at least five people in Northern California have contracted the omicron variant of COVID-19, and the outbreak is linked to a wedding in Wisconsin last month.
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Friday, December 3, 2021 - 7:45pm
Dr. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, explains what's known about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and what it means for the pandemic.
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Friday, December 3, 2021 - 4:03pm
The world's attention turns to yet another coronavirus variant, even as Wisconsin's hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients stricken by an earlier variant. More than three months after the latest wave of the pandemic hit the state, average daily case counts, hospitalizations and deaths are continuing to grow, with…
Friday, December 3, 2021 - 4:00pm
Flu season in Wisconsin is off to a strong start – but not in a good way. We learn some of the early numbers, what we can do to protect ourselves and how to differentiate symptoms from COVID-19.
Friday, December 3, 2021 - 1:50pm
A central Wisconsin meat shop is suing the Biden administration after the shop was penalized for failing to require its employees to wear masks.
Friday, December 3, 2021 - 6:25am
As public schools in Wisconsin wrestle with staffing challenges, Spooner Area School District Superintendent David Aslyn appeals to community with a "desperate need" for substitute teachers.
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 2:30pm
As Wisconsin heads into a second winter battling COVID-19, new infections are as high as they were last December. A record number of patients are on ventilators and some hospitals are turning away ill and injured people who are then sent to facilities hundreds of miles away.
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 10:15am
Wisconsin schools will receive $110 million in one-time funds, amounting to about $133 per pupil, over the course of the next two years.
Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 5:50am
A Mayo Clinic study found differences in symptoms and immune responses between male and female COVID-19 long haulers. But some medical providers warn not enough research has been done to know who is most susceptible.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 2:40pm
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 6:45am
State and UW-Madison campus health officials are urging people to get vaccinated for both COVID-19 and influenza, not only to protect themselves but also younger children who cannot yet get COVID-19 shots.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 3:30pm
President Biden says the omicron variant of the coronavirus is a "cause for concern, not a cause for panic." We look at why health officials are concerned about the new strain, why it's spreading so fast and efforts to help keep it in check.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 4:55pm
One of the chief public health conundrums of the COVID-19 pandemic is understanding why different groups of people decide to get vaccinated at various levels and how to encourage vaccination in communities where rates are lagging. While public embrace of the vaccines has been broad, with about seven in 10…
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 3:30pm
President Biden says the omicron variant of the coronavirus is a "cause for concern, not a cause for panic." We look at why health officials are concerned about the new strain, why it's spreading so fast and efforts to help keep it in check.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 1:50pm
New data from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows hunters killed nearly 8 percent fewer deer overall during a "quiet" 2021 gun deer season.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 1:20pm
Milwaukee Supervisor and OB-GYN Dr. Sheldon Wasserman is asking his fellow county board members to declare health misinformation a public health crisis in Milwaukee County. The county board has done this before on other issues, including declaring racism a public health crisis in Milwaukee County.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 5:00am
A bill recently introduced in the state Legislature would allow recent vets to provide limited health care without a license under supervision a physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, registered professional nurse or advanced practice nurse.
Monday, November 29, 2021 - 4:40pm
Wisconsin health officials say they're waiting for new data on the omicron coronavirus variant that is spreading from South Africa. In the meantime, the state's hospitals are busy with a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations caused by the delta variant.
Friday, November 26, 2021 - 7:20am
Gun violence across the country has increased during the pandemic. In Dane County, injury from firearms rose 80 percent in the last year and rates of gun violence are on track to reach that level again.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 3:00pm
Demand is high, but not supply. That's a refrain that could be applied to many sectors of the economy these days, but for home sales in Wisconsin, it's been the case for years.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - 1:35pm
Student learning has suffered across the United States over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rebecca Jablonksi, director of special education at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua, said students with special needs, including those with autism, have had an even more difficult experience, particularly when it came to remote…
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 4:00pm
While Wisconsin's gun deer hunting season continues, we talk about a recent study that showed hundreds of deer in Iowa as carrying the virus that causes COVID-19.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 4:00pm
While Wisconsin's gun deer hunting season continues, we talk about a recent study that showed hundreds of deer in Iowa as carrying the virus that causes COVID-19.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 3:55pm
Every county in Wisconsin has "high levels" of COVID-19 transmission. Dane County extended its mask mandate, and Milwaukee County is seeing more COVID-19 activity recently than it has all year.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 - 8:30am
The federal government recently instructed nursing homes to ease up on pandemic restrictions for family and friends. Early in the pandemic, in-person visitation was restricted across the country as nursing home deaths mounted. But facilities are adjusting to meet the social needs of residents and families who missed seeing them.
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Monday, November 22, 2021 - 11:15am
A Kenosha jury acquitted 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse on all charges against him. Here & Now reporter Marisa Wojcik recounted how the trial unfolded. One response to its outcome was offered by community activist Angela Lang, who described the Rittenhouse verdict as an injustice. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the…
Monday, November 22, 2021 - 5:40am
As deadlines for federal contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19 near, it's still unclear which UW System campuses and which employees may be impacted by President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate.
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Friday, November 19, 2021 - 10:05pm
Dr. Melanie Swift, an infectious disease physician who has helped lead distribution of COVID-19 vaccines by Mayo Clinic, discusses boosters and the start of another holiday season in the pandemic.
Friday, November 19, 2021 - 6:20am
Many people across the nation took the pandemic as a time to reflect. For some, that meant following their passions and starting new businesses after losing or leaving jobs. But starting a business, and succeeding, is easier said than done.
Friday, November 19, 2021 - 6:00am
As new cases of COVID-19 rise to levels not seen since January, Wisconsin hospitals are hiring more temporary staff than they did during the surge last fall and winter.