Health Insurance Marketplace enrollment surges in November and December MILWAUKEE – For more than 38,000 people in the Milwaukee area currently covered in the health insurance Marketplace … [Read more...]
Genetics May Play Role in Prostate Cancer for Black Men
By Dylan Deprey Why are Black men more susceptible to prostate cancer? The question has baffled the best cancer researchers around the world. It was reported in 2015 that black men were twice … [Read more...]
Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin backs multi-agency project to share opioid data
Initiative will create nation’s largest opioid overdose surveillance system Milwaukee - The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) announces its support of a project that seeks to unite … [Read more...]
Any Dosage of Lead is Deadly, Especially in Drinking Water
By Dylan Deprey Never in Brenda World-Patterson’s dreams would she have thought that as a toddler her son would get lead poisoning. “I remember thinking ‘he’s not eating out of the window … [Read more...]
One Way to Lower the Smoking Rate in the African American Community; Stop Youth From Smoking Now
By Karen Stokes Tobacco products are destroying the health of the African American community. Tobacco use is related to cancer, heart disease and stroke, which are the three leading causes of … [Read more...]
Prostate Cancer: Why an Early Diagnosis Matters
By Mrinal Gokhale Cancer is deadly, but sometimes, people don’t notice symptoms until it is too late. Prostate cancer is just one example. Statistics show one in seven American men will be … [Read more...]
Medical College of Wisconsin Names C. Greer Jordan, MBA, PhD as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Milwaukee - Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) named C. Greer Jordan, MBA, PhD as the chief diversity and inclusion officer effective Jan. 3, 2017. In this role, Dr. Jordan will provide strategic … [Read more...]
COPD Awareness: How Smoking Can Kill
By Mrinal Gokhale We have been taught that smoking is harmful for health since childhood, but Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), makes it clear just how harmful tobacco can … [Read more...]
Your hour-by-hour survival guide for a guilt-free Thanksgiving Day
Registered dietitian nutritionist shares her strategies for a healthier, less stressful holiday Your mouth may be already watering for your favorite Thanksgiving casseroles, stuffing and … [Read more...]
African Americans With Diabetes Can Prevent Vision Loss
You can’t feel it. You can’t see it—until it’s too late. Diabetic retinopathy, the most common form of diabetic eye disease, is the leading cause of blindness in adults age 20–74. It occurs when … [Read more...]
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