Medicine

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services recently applied for $1 billion in federal funds to support three areas of rural health care: workforce, technology and care coordination services.

Instances of movement disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease and essential tremors are up. Fortunately, treatment is advancing as well. A neurosurgeon talked to Larry Meiller about the latest procedure available in Wisconsin.

Researchers have long known that the COVID-19 vaccine protects individuals against severe illness. But a study analyzing data from the pandemic finds that the vaccine actually reduces the spread of the disease between vaccinated people and their close contacts.

Madison-based molecular diagnostics company Exact Sciences recently made its cancer screening technology Cancerguard available to the public. But false positives could be cause for concern.

The story of Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb and her practice in the very rural Wisconsin Northwoods is well known around Woodruff — there’s even a museum dedicated to her. It […]

Ascension Wisconsin facilities are no longer in-network for those on UnitedHealthcare health insurance plans after the two companies failed to reach an agreement over reimbursement rates.

Dr. Ahmed Obeidat is an artist himself — a poet and a professional photographer. He says his art allows him to reflect on the similarities within structures of nature and neurology.

A pair of UW researchers spoke with WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about the latest in treatment, prevention and early detection of breast cancer.

UW-Eau Claire researchers are working on a glove that could help people manage symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Now it’s being supported with a grant from the Mayo Clinic.

The state of Wisconsin is offering up to $100 million in performance-based tax incentives to support pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly’s $4 billion investment in Kenosha County, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday.