Health & Wellness
UW–Madison’s Jonathan Patz elected to National Academy of Medicine
Patz, professor and director of the Global Health Institute at UW–Madison, was chosen in recognition of his pioneering research showing the risk global climate change poses for human health.
Researchers may have found a new way to fight skin-burrowing schistosomiasis parasite
Scientists led by Morgridge Institute for Research investigator Phillip Newmark have isolated a potent kryptonite against the parasitic worms, which cause devastating health problems.
21st century medicine helps Amish deal with rare, inherited illnesses
A rural doctor has a close collaboration with specialists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who have developed tests, and suggested treatments, for several rare genetic conditions in the Amish and Mennonites communities.
Health & Wellness Events
October
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Implementation of Physical Child Abuse Screening Tool and Clinical Decision Support within an Electronic Health Record12:00 pm, 1231 Signe Skott Cooper Hall
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For unemployed professionals in the community
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Targeting Cell Signaling Pathways for Cancer Therapies10:30 am, 1345 Health Sciences Learning Center