Category Health & Wellness
Four Northwoods towns unite to rebuild EMS — and cut response times in half
With support from UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Office of Rural Health, Vilas County communities replaced a strained volunteer system with a 24/7 paramedic service.
The two Owens
The death of a six-year-old inspired a UW–Madison researcher to investigate a rare brain cancer.
What’s the tick forecast?
New research from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health tracks tick distribution and rising disease risk across Wisconsin.
UW survey offers first comprehensive look at student basic needs
Questions from the first comprehensive Basic Needs Survey addressed food security, housing stability, financial resources and more.
Center for Healthy Minds researchers use AI and 7.5M screenshots to understand suicide risk
Latest findings in first-of-its-kind study show nighttime smartphone behavior can be an indicator of suicidal thoughts.
New study challenges bleak picture of U.S. state gaps in longevity gains
Updated data finds that life expectancy trends may not be as extreme or regionally unequal as earlier estimates suggested.
New vaccine strategy could help extend immunity against evolving viruses
UW–Madison research identifies a way to program longer-lasting T cells, a potential step toward broader, more durable protection against infections like the flu and COVID-19.
Sweet Success: UW medical students celebrate Match Day
During the annual tradition, fourth-year medical students filed onstage at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health to announce where their residencies will take them next.
Indigenous-led research examines the health of restored manoomin in northern Wisconsin
Wild rice beds are returning to the St. Louis River Estuary thanks to restoration efforts. Ojibwe partners and UW researchers are now looking to determine whether contaminants affect the health of restored manoomin — and those who eat it.
From the lab to the NICU: UW researchers pioneer contactless health monitoring
The system could pave the way for safer, more comfortable patient care in settings ranging from neonatal units to in-home recovery.
How to win a Nobel Prize
Meet the UW–Madison faculty and alumni whose discoveries changed the world.
Microbes mutated in space hint at biomedical benefits to humans on Earth
Researchers are interested in studying effects on the gut microbiome and antibiotic-resistant infections.
The gift of gratitude
UW research scientist and meditation teacher Cortland Dahl explains what's so great about gratitude, no matter the time of year.
How disabling one gene protects mice against Type 1 diabetes
UW–Madison researchers have discovered a mechanism that could one day help people at risk of developing the metabolic disease.
Train for the job you want
Outside the classroom, medical students in the School of Medicine and Public Health seize opportunities to gain knowledge and serve.
UW researchers tackle diabetes from multiple angles
Researchers at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are working on new and improved treatments for diabetes and its complications. They're also searching for what doesn't yet exist: a cure.
UW professor Andrea Putnam awarded 2025 Packard Fellowship
Putnam’s research focuses on how RNA and proteins help orchestrate gene expression during development. She is one of 20 early-career scientists from across the United States to be awarded this year’s fellowship.
With milk testing and new tools, UW scientists are helping prevent bird flu outbreaks in Wisconsin and beyond
The Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory processes samples from every dairy farm in the state to help prevent an H5N1 outbreak among cattle.
UW researchers uncover possible new treatment to target a devastating childhood brain cancer
Using fruit flies, scientists are investigating the genetic drivers of the rare but aggressive tumor.
Parkinson’s treatment tested at UW showing promise in first clinical trial
Parkinson’s patients are receiving a new investigational treatment after UW–Madison researchers successfully demonstrated its safety and helped refine the delivery method.