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Public divided over COVID-19 closures, poll finds

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 6, 2025 | Abortion, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories | 0 |

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsinites are more divided than ever on whether closing schools and businesses was appropriate, according to the results of a Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.

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DHS welcomes updated respiratory disease guidance

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 4, 2024 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services on Friday welcomed updated federal guidance that shortens isolation recommendations for COVID-19.

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Hospital CEOs: Workforce situation improving, but challenges remain

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 13, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin health system and hospital leaders say workforce shortages are abating, although challenges remain coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Democrats seek to restore local public health power

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 4, 2023 | Coronavirus, Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

Democratic lawmakers last week unveiled a bill that would repeal a restriction on local health officers’ powers included in a sweeping overhaul of state law on local governments enacted earlier this year.

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Milwaukee County set to drop medical debt relief effort

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 4, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee County will no longer move forward on a proposal to leverage federal COVID-19 relief funds to forgive low-income residents’ medical debt.

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State grants support veterans’ mental health

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 20, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Nearly $500,000 will go to seven organizations providing mental health services to veterans, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday.

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Respiratory disease cases are on the rise, but haven’t peaked

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 17, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Cases of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are on the rise. However, unlike last year, the diseases seem to be on a trend to peak around or after the holidays, rather than earlier, a state health official said Thursday.

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Student vaccination rates remain lower than pre-pandemic levels

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 17, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin’s school immunization rates remain lower than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report.

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DHS urges syphilis screening, testing

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 11, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Population Health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

State health officials are urging healthcare providers to step up syphilis screening and testing, especially during pregnancy, after cases of the sexually transmitted infection rose 19 percent between 2021 and 2022.

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Health plan leaders call costs, COVID-19 pandemic impact top challenges

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 11, 2023 | Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories | 0 |

Health plan leaders name rising healthcare costs — especially for specialty drugs — and ramifications from the COVID-19 pandemic as among the top challenges facing their industry.

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