Health
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Every VA medical center in Wisconsin has severe staffing shortages, watchdog group finds
According to a recent report, Wisconsin’s three VA health care systems were short a combined 51 clinical positions and 21 nonclinical positions.
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It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
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Jack Link’s beef: How the snack giant is lobbying Trump and fighting the MAHA movement
The world’s largest meat snack brand has spent millions on Trump campaigns and is advocating for support in the nation’s nutrition programs.
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Trump’s IVF promise is being broken and will hit 175,000 Wisconsin women with fertility issues
Report says White House has no plans to press for a private insurance mandate or government support, despite repeated promises by the self-described “fertilization president”
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Wisconsin Dems’ hail Mary to save rural hospitals from Trump
An inside look at what Wisconsin state lawmakers did just before Trump signed his ‘big beautiful bill’ to try to prevent rural hospitals from closing. Will it work?
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Rural health care faces ‘death spiral’ from GOP Medicaid cuts
A doctor from Tomah talks to Pete Buttigieg’s online audiences about cuts in services and longer travel times for life-or-death care.
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WI mental health experts urge more back-to-school support
With a rise in youth mental health issues across Wisconsin, experts are urging parents to make their kids’ mental health a top priority for the back-to-school season.
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Rural Wisconsinites are facing a dangerous choice: housing or health
Increasing housing costs are forcing some rural residents to delay medical care, threatening both individual health outcomes and the long-term well-being of entire communities.
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Meet Milwaukee’s new abortion clinic—and its determined medical director
It’s a place for all uteruses, no matter the patient’s ability to pay for care, or their immigration status.
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
