By Nyesha Stone In 2017, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared opioid abuse a public health emergency and estimated that 11.4 million Americans misused prescription opioids. … [Read more...]
Gov. Tony Evers Announces Drinking Water Protections for Emerging Health Contaminants
By Nyesha Stone Earlier this year, Gov. Tony Evers named 2019 the “Year of Clean Drinking Water.” To do this, he said that $40 million would be used to replace lead pipes, $25 million to … [Read more...]
Social X MKE Kicks off their 3rd Annual Homecoming Week with a Seminar about Mental Health
By Rhea Riley Social X MKE started their homecoming week by tackling the serious topic of mental health at their Minding Your Mental seminar. Held at Rise and Grind café on Martin Luther King … [Read more...]
American Red Cross Campaign Urges Donors to Give Blood
By Nyesha Stone For the second year in a row, American Red Cross is running its Missing Types campaign, which brings awareness to a shortage of the main blood types: A, B and O. The letters A, B … [Read more...]
Local Eye MDs Review Leading Causes of Vision Loss in African-Americans
By Cheryl L. Dejewski “Loss of vision can have serious consequences that can affect your quality of life and independence, including an increased risk for falling, car accidents, depression, … [Read more...]
The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin Launches First PrEP Marketing Campaign in the City of Milwaukee
By Nyesha Stone The Medical College of Wisconsin and the Center for AIDS Intervention Research found that black men in Milwaukee are diagnosed with HIV four times the rate compared to white men. … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Republicans Say No to Medicaid Expansion
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Earlier this week, Republicans and Democrats met for a Joint Committee Meeting on Finance to discuss expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin. If Medicaid was expanded, the state … [Read more...]
Universal Health Services Submits Proposal for New West Allis Behavioral Health Hospital
Estimated $33 million state-of-the-art facility, more than 250-300 jobs created Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) submitted an offer to the City of West Allis Community Development Authority … [Read more...]
Alverno College, Ascension Wisconsin Announce Letter of Intent for Strategic Alliance
Institutions seek to develop mission-driven workforce, deliver personalized care to all Alverno College and Ascension Wisconsin have signed a letter of intent to establish a strategic alliance to … [Read more...]
State Officials and Health Care Experts Discuss Introducing Dental Therapy into the Wisconsin Dental Industry
By Nyesha Stone State Rep. Mary Felzkowski is putting the dentistry industry at the forefront by authoring a bill that would allow the licensing of dental therapists in Wisconsin. According to a … [Read more...]
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