Medical Research Archives - Page 2 of 6

NIH picks UW to help build primary care clinical research network

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 15, 2024 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The National Institutes of Health tapped the University of Wisconsin and two other institutions to help build a primary care clinical research network that engages with communities underrepresented in research.

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WCHQ targets data-sharing, disparities and shifting the conversation on healthcare value

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 30, 2024 | Health Tech, Hospitals, Medical Research, On The Record, Top Stories | 0 |

A top priority for the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality in the coming year is making its data more accessible to academic researchers.

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MCW endowment provides $10 million to health improvement projects

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 5, 2024 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The Medical College of Wisconsin’s endowment will use around $10 million to fund 40 projects focused on improving health in the state.

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Disparities narrow for blood sugar control, grow for colon cancer screenings

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 22, 2024 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Disparity gaps in blood sugar control for certain groups in Wisconsin have narrowed in recent years, but they’ve widened for colorectal cancer screening in part because of longer wait times for colonoscopies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Advances in social genomics bring challenges, ethical considerations

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 10, 2024 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Advances in social genomics have the potential to transform medicine by tailoring treatments, better identifying risk factors and decreasing disparities.

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UW-Eau Claire receive OK to enter into lease with Mayo Clinic

by Sean Kirkby | May 7, 2024 | Health Systems, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire recently received the OK to enter into a lease that will allow Mayo Clinic Health System to occupy a research workspace in its soon-to-be-built science and health sciences building.

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Baldwin seeks to boost menopause research, awareness

by Sean Kirkby | May 6, 2024 | Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Federally funded research on menopause would receive a boost under a bill released Friday by Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and other Democratic senators.

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Endowments at medical schools award more than $7 million

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 11, 2024 | Education, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Endowments at the state’s two medical schools said this week they’re awarding more than $7 million to dozens of health improvement initiatives.

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UW awards maternal, infant health equity grants

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 28, 2023 | Medical Research, Public Health, Reproductive Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has awarded money to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.

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GOP lawmakers seek to ban gain-of-function research in Wisconsin

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 8, 2023 | Education, Health Tech, Medical Research, Public Health, Research, Top Stories | 0 |

Three Republican lawmakers want to ban Wisconsin higher educational institutions from pursuing research that involves improving the transmissibility or virulence of pathogens.

Panel takes stock of health system mergers

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 14, 2023 | Facilities, Hospitals, Infrastructure, Medical Research, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

Healthcare leaders took stock of the increasing pace of mergers and acquisitions during a Wisconsin Health News panel this week in Milwaukee.

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SHINE facility to produce ingredient in targeted cancer treatments

by Sean Kirkby | Jun 26, 2023 | Medical Research, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Janesville-based SHINE Technologies said last week that it’s opening the largest facility in North America dedicated to producing an ingredient for targeted cancer therapies.

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