By Cheryl L. Dejewski Glaucoma is known as the “Sneak Thief of Sight” because the most common type is painless and progresses so slowly that most people don’t notice symptoms for years—until … [Read more...]
Keep Sight in Your Sights this Year
By Dylan Deprey As people look forward to the gift of the New Year, the gift of sight should also be in their sights because January is Glaucoma Awareness month. Over 3 million Americans and 60 … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Behavioral Health Division Seeks Input From Northside Residents on New Facility
By Karen Stokes The Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division (BHD) is inviting residents with mental health issues and their family members to be part of a conversation for the development of a … [Read more...]
Sign Up By December 15 for Obamacare in 2017
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...]
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