Tag Health care
Treating Wisconsin’s cancer patients, in Madison or just down the street
When Meg Gaines accompanied a patient to a recent appointment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, she gauged the center's impact right away. Read More
Early Alzheimer’s diagnosis offers large social, fiscal benefits
Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease could save millions or even billions of dollars while simultaneously improving care, according to new work by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers. Read More
National Children’s Study set to roll out in Waukesha
The National Children's Study's Waukesha County Vanguard Center begins recruiting volunteers on Monday, May 11, to take part in the largest long-term study of children's health and development ever conducted in the U.S. Read More
Law School, Thompson to host health care summit
On Tuesday, April 7, the Law School and one of its prominent alumni — former Wisconsin governor and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson — will host “Summit Conversations on American Health Care for the 21st Century” at the Edgewater Hotel. Read More
Kramer honored for research in end-of-life care
Research done by University of Wisconsin–Madison social work professor Betty Kramer on end-of-life care has won her the Distinguished Researcher Award from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Read More
CHESS grant to focus on reducing addiction relapse
A five-year, $2.8 million grant awarded to the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will study ways to reduce relapse through the latest in communication technology. Read More
Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies awarded $8.6 million NIH grant
The Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) has been awarded a second grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue its role as a leader in cancer communication research. Read More
Doughnuts, politics and a look into Wisconsin’s views and values
A knot of older men gather around a table in a Madison-area bakery each morning to laugh, crack wise, talk about politics over doughnuts and warm themselves with round after round of hot coffee. Read More
Chances for post-election health reform examined during La Follette lecture
Is America primed for health care reform? That’s one of the questions Thomas Oliver will address at a free public lecture at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More
Initiative positions Wisconsin to become leader in personalized medicine
Wisconsin may soon become an international leader in personalized medicine, a simple concept that has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. Read More
e-Care of Wisconsin provides 24/7 bedside monitoring
UW Hospital is preparing to introduce an around-the-clock monitoring system called e-Care that will provide additional support to bedside caregivers. Read More
Can RFID technology promote a safer blood supply?
Radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, has inspired many novel applications of late, including efforts to study magazine reader patterns, access restricted areas, locate stolen vehicles and track luggage at major airports. Read More
ACTION Campaign Meets Initial Goal to Enlist 500 Agencies Nationwide
In the four short months since its launch in October 2007, the University of Wisconsin–Madison-based ACTION Campaign to combat substance abuse has already met its initial goal to enlist 500 agencies nationwide. Read More
Take part in National Depression Screening Day
An estimated one million people in Wisconsin, and 16 percent of all Americans, are suffering from depression — and many don’t recognize the symptoms or know where to turn for help. As part of National Depression Screening Day on Thursday, Oct. 11, Wisconsin Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton encourages you to take a confidential screening. Read More
Leaders in addiction treatment announce national ‘ACTION’ campaign
A cadre of private and public entities in the addiction treatment field announced the launch of the National Adopting Changes to Improve Outcomes Now (ACTION) Campaign for the improvement of addiction treatment services. The ACTION Campaign goals are to increase access to addiction treatment for individuals in need and to keep clients engaged in treatment. Read More
NIH MERIT award advances fetal alcohol research
Susan Smith, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has received a prestigious MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health, which provides research funding for up to 10 years. Smith is an expert on fetal alcohol exposure, the leading known cause of mental retardation in the world. Read More
Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits
In what may be the first study to use brain imaging to look at the neural circuits involved in emotional control in patients with depression, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that brains of people with clinical depression react very differently than those of healthy people when trying to cope with negative situations. Read More