Author: Ellie Borstad

While heart disease death rates have been decreasing nationwide, there have been greater average decreases for white people than black people in Wisconsin, according to a recent report.

Cutting administrative costs and increasing attention on social determinants are key to reforming an “unsustainable” healthcare system, Dr. Barbara McAneny, the incoming president of the American Medical Association, said Wednesday. If the country continues its healthcare spending pace, there won’t be money left for roads, schools or infrastructure, she warned.

A trio of trauma survivors told a government delegation from Norway in Milwaukee last week that trauma-informed care changed their lives.