Tag School of Medicine and Public Health

Human brain’s most ubiquitous cell cultivated in lab dish

May 22, 2011

Pity the lowly astrocyte, the most common cell in the human nervous system.

Graduating couples happy to enter residency together

May 9, 2011

First Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine students set to graduate

May 4, 2011

High cost a key factor in deciding to forgo health care

May 2, 2011

The high cost of health care prevents parents from taking their children to the doctor or buying prescription medication, regardless of how much money they make or whether they have health insurance, according to a study presented Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver.

Avastin works well against age-related macular degeneration

April 29, 2011

Teachers’ role in health care reform headlines Healthy Classrooms Symposium

April 28, 2011

Astronomy technique could help assess deadly melanomas

April 26, 2011

As a young graduate student with a passion for surfing, Andy Sheinis soaked up a lot of California sun.

Worm studies shed light on human cancers

April 20, 2011

School of Medicine and Public Health to offer addiction medicine fellowship

April 20, 2011

Study finds brain regions go offline at different intervals

April 13, 2011

Insights gained from growing cold-causing virus on sinus tissue

April 11, 2011

Using sinus tissue removed during surgery at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison have managed to grow a recently discovered species of human rhinovirus (HRV), the most frequent cause of the common cold, in culture.

Population Health Institute releases 2011 county health rankings

March 30, 2011

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.

Thirteen recently tenured faculty honored with Romnes awards

March 29, 2011

This year’s Romnes Faculty Fellowships recognize a baker’s dozen of talented, up-and-coming faculty from across campus.

Eleven faculty members named Kellett award winners

March 29, 2011

Honors go to professors five to 20 years past first tenured position

Mistretta honored for medical physics research

March 28, 2011

Two new basic science departments established

March 24, 2011

New School of Nursing building, WIMR research tower included in budget

March 23, 2011

“We are ... turning away three well-qualified applicants for every one we accept”

Childhood illnesses exact high cost on the entire family

March 21, 2011

Families whose children have serious health problems spend a much higher percentage of their incomes, averaging nearly $600 more a year on out-of-pocket health care costs than families of healthy children, a new national study reveals.

Researchers find reduction in asthma attacks tied to seasonal allergies

March 16, 2011

UW-Madison researcher Thomson wins prestigious Albany Prize

March 16, 2011

In recognition of his pioneering work in isolating human stem cells and the promise they hold for the future of medicine, Wisconsin researcher James Thomson has been named a co-recipient of the 11th annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.