According to the American Heart Association, hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects more than 73 million people in the United States, but is widely undiagnosed and untreated. To help patients … [Read more...]
MPTV addresses obesity problem
Milwaukee Public Television is launching I AM THE FIT GENERATION, a pilot outreach initiative to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in the area’s children. Designed to combat the alarming … [Read more...]
BloodCenter of Wisconsin grows to become first and only blood, marrow, organ and tissue provider in the country
BloodCenter of Wisconsin is the new home of Wisconsin Donor Network and Wisconsin Tissue Bank, making it the first and only organization in the United States to specialize in all four types of … [Read more...]
New Organ Donor Registry available
MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle and First Lady Jessica Doyle announced this week the state’s new Organ Donor Registry. The web-based registry will make it even easier for Wisconsin residents to list … [Read more...]
Health Insurance Reform and African Americans
This week on Tuesday, March 23, Valerie Jarrett, senior advisor to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, conducted a media briefing to discuss the benefits and protections … [Read more...]
Free help with prescriptions
A program is offering help for low-income residents having trouble filling prescription medications. The PARs or Prescription Assistance Referral Service program is helping residents by linking them … [Read more...]
Irving Stone Trust makes $312,000 gift to Aurora Health Care Foundation
Aurora Health Care Foundation president Bev Greenberg and George Hinton, vice president and chief administrative officer of Aurora Sinai Medical Center receive a $312,000 check from Diane Ostrowski, … [Read more...]
GE Foundation grants $1 million to health centers in Milwaukee
The GE Foundation-the philanthropic organization of GE-and the GE Corporate Diversity Council awarded $1 million in total to four Milwaukee community healthcare centers toward the goal of increasing … [Read more...]
H1N1 influenza remains a threat
By Bevan K. Baker, Milwaukee Health Commissioner Last spring – well outside what’s commonly referred to as “flu season” – residents were inundated with reports of a new virus that was rapidly … [Read more...]
It’s not too late to change your Medicare Advantage Plan coverage
By Hal Sadowy, vice president and general manager for Today’s Health® HMO in Wisconsin If you are on Medicare and believe your current Medicare Advantage plan is not meeting your health care … [Read more...]