The Assembly approved four bills Tuesday targeting the state's heroin and opioid epidemic, including legislation requiring doctors to check a statewide database before prescribing some painkillers. (WHN, 1/13)
MADISON—The Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation will honor Alicia Arnold, MD, of Eau Claire, with the Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD, Young Physician Leadership Award during the Wisconsin Medical Society’s Annual Meeting in Madison...
Read More(Milwaukee) – The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment awarded more than $250,000 over three years to provide additional physical education (PE) support to Milwaukee Public School...
Read MoreThe run of one of the nation's highest-performing pioneer accountable care organizations has ended, as Bellin Health and ThedaCare each established their own ACOs using Medicare's newest model at the beginning of the year. (WHN, 1/12)
School children throughout the state have unmet mental health needs, and funding for current programs to treat such conditions is uncertain, state officials, school staff and others told lawmakers at a public hearing last week. (WHN, 1/11)
Madison, WI—2016 represents a significant milestone for the Wisconsin Medical Society (Society)—its 175th anniversary. Created by an act of the Territorial Legislature in 1841, the Society today is the largest physician advocacy...
Read More(Milwaukee) – The Medical College of Wisconsin’s (MCW) Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment awarded more than $200,000 over two years to improve vision health for Wisconsin’s children through an integrated...
Read MoreThe Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison received a four-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to...
Read MoreWhile emergency responders and the American Heart Association testified in support of a bill Wednesday mandating school districts to provide CPR training to students, some lawmakers had reservations about funding the proposal. (WHN, 1/7)
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