New federal nursing home regulations are essential for improving the health and safety of residents, and reproductive healthcare access will be a key issue in the November elections, Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday in La Crosse.
Ramping up anti-bullying programs, promoting a positive school culture and building awareness of warning signs can help prevent school violence and support those who are struggling, according to a fact sheet released last week by the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health on the impact of school shootings on youth mental health.
The Department of Health Services said Thursday it's awarded $1.9 million in opioid settlement funds to a dozen tribal nationals, county and municipal law enforcement agencies to fight the drug crisis.
Aspirus Health is seeing an uptick in patients due to western Wisconsin healthcare facility closures, and its recent expansion into Minnesota with its affiliation with St. Luke’s Duluth will help meet demand, CEO Matt Heywood said at a Wisconsin Health News event Thursday.
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Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and voters are suing to address an absentee voting procedure they say unlawfully discriminates against Wisconsinites with disabilities.
Premiums for some BadgerCare Plus children returned at the start of April, after being temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. But children won’t lose coverage if their families don’t pay due to federal guidance released last year, the Department of Health Services said Wednesday.
A majority of registered voters in Wisconsin favor a national ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for sexual assault, incest and the life and health of the mother, according to a Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.
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