University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: health & medicine

Study details how heat waves drive hospital admissions

A new study appearing this week (June 22, 2011) in the journal Climatic Change, documents the medical conditions aggravated by hot weather, the age groups most affected, and forecasts an increase in hospital admissions in urban areas due to predicted climate change and accompanying weather extremes.

Students organize summer fundraiser to benefit cancer research

Kick It to Cancer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student organization, will hold a fundraiser on Saturday, July 23 in Oshkosh to benefit research at the Carbone Cancer Center on campus. The event will be held at Oshkosh’s Winnebago County Park and various sports clinics, raffles, games, Wisconsin athletes and live music will entertain participants throughout …

Population Health Institute releases 2011 county health rankings

The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today released the 2011 County Health Rankings. The County Health Rankings are the most comprehensive report of its kind to rank the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states by using a standard way to measure how healthy people are and how long they live.