Sean Kirkby, Author at Wisconsin Health News

Medicaid director warns potential federal spending cuts put Wisconsinites at risk

Apr 29, 2025 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories |

Wisconsin Medicaid Director Bill Hanna said Monday that potentially sizable Medicaid spending cuts would put the state’s residents, healthcare system and economy at risk.

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Two more Milwaukee schools to close

Apr 29, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories |

Two more Milwaukee schools will temporarily close due to lead hazards.

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MCW endowment invests in healthcare workforce wellness

Apr 29, 2025 | Hospitals, Top Stories, Workforce |

The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment will invest $5.6 million over the next five years in two projects to improve the well-being of the state’s healthcare workforce.

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Lawmakers want to allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control

Apr 28, 2025 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Top Stories |

State lawmakers are taking another run at allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control.

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Bill would require first responders to carry epinephrine

Apr 28, 2025 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Top Stories |

First responders would have to carry medical devices to treat severe allergic reactions, under a bill lawmakers are considering.

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Coalition aims to build awareness about health impacts of climate change

Apr 28, 2025 | Environmental health, Public Health, Top Stories |

A coalition of health and climate professionals is working to raise awareness about the health impacts of climate change.

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Panelists: Cutting indirect costs for NIH grants could have ‘profound’ impact

Apr 25, 2025 | Medical Research, On The Record, Top Stories |

Cutting indirect costs tied to grants from the National Institutes of Health could have a “profound” impact on medical research in Wisconsin and the United States, according to panelists at a recent Wisconsin Health News virtual event.

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Assessment identifies Milwaukee County’s top health needs

Apr 25, 2025 | Health Systems, Public Health, Top Stories |

Violence, mental health and substance use continue to be the highest health priorities for Milwaukee County, but chronic disease as well as maternal and child health have joined their ranks.

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Baldwin, Moore urge federal support for Milwaukee school lead crisis

Apr 24, 2025 | Public Health, Top Stories |

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Milwaukee, are demanding that President Donald Trump reinstate fired lead poisoning experts and approve a request from Milwaukee for federal help as it grapples with a lead paint crisis in public schools.

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MCW issues hiring freeze hire, closing PA program in response to NIH uncertainty

Apr 24, 2025 | Federal Government, Medical Research, Top Stories |

The Medical College of Wisconsin halted hiring non-clinical staff and closed a physician assistant program, in response to a proposed funding cut by the National Institutes of Health.

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