Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

DHS selects providers for homeless assistance program

Jun 2, 2023 | DHS, Top Stories |

The Department of Health Services has selected providers that will be part of a homeless assistance program designed to help low-income families and pregnant people, per a Thursday statement.

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Naturopathic doctors expect first licenses next year

Jun 2, 2023 | On The Record, Top Stories |

Naturopathic doctors are expecting the state to issue the first licenses for their profession next year, capping a decade-plus-long push for recognition.

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UW Carbone Cancer Cancer receives federal boost for prostate cancer treatment

Jun 2, 2023 | Medical Research, Top Stories |

The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center will receive more than $11 million to advance new prostate cancer treatments after snagging a key federal designation, according to a Thursday statement.

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Baldwin leads bill aiming to address farmer mental health needs

Jun 1, 2023 | Mental Health, Top Stories |

U.S. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is co-leading a bipartisan effort targeting farmers' mental health needs.

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Bill would expand license length, make nursing workforce survey voluntary

Jun 1, 2023 | Legislature, Top Stories |

Many healthcare providers would renew their licenses once every four years rather than two under a plan that passed an Assembly committee along party lines Wednesday.

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Wisconsin House delegation votes 5-3 to claw back COVID-19 relief dollars

Jun 1, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories |

Wisconsin’s House delegation voted 5-3 to raise the debt ceiling and claw back some federal COVID-19 relief dollars.

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JFC votes to provide additional dollars to state’s veterans homes

May 31, 2023 | Infrastructure, Jobs, Mental Health, Nursing homes, Rural Health, State budget, Top Stories, Workforce |

Joint Finance Committee members voted last week to provide additional dollars to the state’s three nursing homes for veterans through the 2023-25 budget.

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UW launches new clinical trials institute

May 31, 2023 | Education, Medical Research, Top Stories, Workforce |

UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have formed a new institute to make processes behind clinical trials more streamlined and efficient.

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GOP bill would allow abortion in cases of severe pregnancy complications

May 31, 2023 | Legislature, Population Health, Public Health, Reproductive Health, State budget, Top Stories |

Five Republican lawmakers released a package of bills Tuesday that would, in part, refine Wisconsin's 174-year-old criminal abortion law to clarify that it doesn’t apply in cases of severe pregnancy complications.

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