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Essentia Health joins study examining whether ivermectin and other drugs could treat COVID-19

January 25, 2022 - 5:45pm

A Duluth-based health provider that serves Wisconsin is taking part in a nationwide study to test three drugs to treat COVID-19, including the controversial drug ivermectin.

'That's 27 family members that we lost': Wisconsinites share the ways COVID-19 has changed their lives

January 25, 2022 - 5:00am

Some people lost family members in the pandemic. Some lost jobs or changed careers. Patients and health care workers faced overburdened hospitals. We talked to Wisconsinites about the ways the pandemic has affected them.

ThedaCare loses court fight to keep health care staff who resigned

January 24, 2022 - 3:35pm

A hospital in northeastern Wisconsin has lost a court battle to keep health care staff who want to work elsewhere.

Vice President Kamala Harris pushes for lead pipe replacement during Milwaukee visit

January 24, 2022 - 10:25am

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Milwaukee on Monday to highlight a new plan accelerating the goal of removing and replacing all lead pipes in the United States in the next 10 years.

As Wisconsin weathers yet another COVID-19 surge, schools are scrambling for substitute teachers

January 24, 2022 - 6:15am

Finding enough substitute teachers to cover absences, a challenge even before the pandemic, has hit a crisis point as omicron pushes thousands of Wisconsinites into illness and quarantine.

'The risk to our communities has never been more dire' as COVID-19 pandemic stretches on

January 24, 2022 - 5:00am

January showed the coronavirus pandemic is not over. In some ways, it was the worst month Wisconsin has had. With curveballs at every turn, health officials say the prospects for 2022 are uncertain.

New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID-19 treatment

January 23, 2022 - 10:30am

Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments, saying the protocols discriminate against white people.

Carrot, Smoked Salmon And Avocado Salad

January 22, 2022 - 8:00am

Put the julienned carrots and sliced onion in a bowl and add the salt.

Wisconsin 'Building Equality' for LGBTQ people, according to new report

January 21, 2022 - 1:15pm

According to a new Human Rights Campaign Foundation report on LGBTQ-centric laws across the United States, Wisconsin is "Building Equality" going into 2022. The report comes as Wisconsin Republicans push new legislation to ban transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming care.

Wisconsin reaches all-time high case average, and officials say surge may not have peaked

January 20, 2022 - 3:45pm

Wisconsin's seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections reached its highest point in the pandemic Thursday, as officials said they do not yet see evidence that the latest wave has crested.

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Essentia Health joins study examining whether ivermectin and other drugs could treat COVID-19

'That's 27 family members that we lost': Wisconsinites share the ways COVID-19 has changed their lives

ThedaCare loses court fight to keep health care staff who resigned

Vice President Kamala Harris pushes for lead pipe replacement during Milwaukee visit

As Wisconsin weathers yet another COVID-19 surge, schools are scrambling for substitute teachers

'The risk to our communities has never been more dire' as COVID-19 pandemic stretches on

New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID-19 treatment

Carrot, Smoked Salmon And Avocado Salad

Wisconsin 'Building Equality' for LGBTQ people, according to new report

Wisconsin reaches all-time high case average, and officials say surge may not have peaked

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