Healthcare
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Opinion: Modernizing Medicare’s approach to obesity treatment is cost-effective and improves lives
Dr. Roxane Spitzer calls on Sen. Ron Johnson and his Republican colleagues to back the bipartisan initiative to expand Medicare coverage for anti-obesity medication.
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Opinion: Medicaid has been life-changing for our family. We must protect it.
From providing critical services for their son to job opportunities, Medicaid has shaped this Wisconsin family’s life.
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Wisconsin OB-GYN student: The April 1 election will affect your doctor’s ability to take care of you
There’s already a shortage of OB-GYNs in Wisconsin. The repeal of Roe v. Wade in 2022 made the deficiency worse, forcing many doctors to flee the state in order to practice. Now, increasing numbers of OB-GYN students are trying to leave Wisconsin, too.
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Opinion: Asbestos’s deadly legacy in Wisconsin
Implementing the National Mesothelioma Registry will combat misdiagnosis and late detection of this asbestos-exposure-causing cancer.
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Rallies planned across Wisconsin this week to oppose far-right Supreme Court candidate
The freedom to make decisions about reproductive health care is on the ballot in Wisconsin on April 1, in the state Supreme Court race. Doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals are inviting other Wisconsin residents to rally with them across the state this week to protect reproductive freedom.
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Opinion: Lincoln County should not sell off Pine Crest Nursing Home
Residents are fighting to keep the Pine Crest Nursing Home from being sold to a for-profit buyer.
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Why Wisconsin’s measles vaccination rates are falling
Wisconsin’s measles vaccination rates for young children have dropped notably since 2013, placing the state second-worst in the U.S.
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Wisconsin voters will decide if abortion is legal on April 1—here’s why
Wisconsin voters will head to the polls on April 1 to fill an open seat on the state’s Supreme Court. Whoever wins will be the make-or-break vote on a statewide 1849 abortion ban.
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Opinion: Senator Baldwin should work to protect patient safety and stop harmful FDA proposals
State Representative Jodi Emerson calls on Senator Baldwin to hold RFK Jr. accountable and ensure patient safety.
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Wisconsin’s 5 most common cancers, and which you can (and should) screen for
Every day, 96 Wisconsinites are diagnosed with cancer for the first time–joining the 250,000+ Badgers who’ve had the disease. But, with early detection, your odds of surviving are higher than ever!
