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Zorba Helps Fight TB in Tibet

December 1, 2011 - 12:15pm

A team of experts - including Dr Zorba Paster - are working to make improvements in the tuberculosis program at the Delek hospital located in Dharamshala, India. They have been meeting the key leaders in the Tibetan community-in-exile and consulting with health professionals to prepare for a new medical initiative....

Wisconsin medical marijuana bill reintroduced

December 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Two Democratic state lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin. Shawn Johnson reports.

Wisconsin Democrats hold public hearings over proposed changes to Medicaid

December 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Federal officials have Wisconsin's plan for Medicaid saving. They have to approve the proposed changes by the end of the year before they can be implemented. Democratic state lawmakers are using the time to hold additional public hearings on a proposal they don't like. Shamane Mills reports.

Wisconsin has strong record of AIDS assistance

December 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Today is World AIDS Day. Wisconsin has a program that helps pay for AIDS drugs; demand is growing, but there is no waiting list like in other states. Shamane Mills reports.

Wisconsin faces doctor shortage

November 30, 2011 - 12:00am

Health reform and Wisconsin's aging population will increase the need for doctors at a time when some doctors choose to work less or are retiring. A report outlining those and other factors estimates the state could be short two thousand physicians by 2030. Shamane Mills reports.

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Zorba Helps Fight TB in Tibet

Wisconsin medical marijuana bill reintroduced

Wisconsin Democrats hold public hearings over proposed changes to Medicaid

Wisconsin has strong record of AIDS assistance

Wisconsin faces doctor shortage

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