Stories tagged: "pandemic"

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Health Anxiety Screenings for All: What Wisconsin Leaders Have Said, Done to Address Mental Health Epidemic

For the first time ever, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended all adults under 65 receive annual screenings for anxiety, even if they aren't showing symptoms.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey September 23, 2022 4:14 pm CDT
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Our Wisconsin 4 Places in Wisconsin to ‘Work from Home’ When You Need to Get Out of the House

Need a change of scenery? Find these out-of-office alternatives in your town.

Cherita Booker September 22, 2022 4:29 pm CDT
Education Madison protest
Education Opposition to School Pandemic Safeguards Becomes a Trojan Horse for Other Culture War Issues

Once-sleepy spring elections in Wisconsin get heated with comments about history, race, and the role of partisanship.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow March 30, 2022 5:18 pm CDT
Coronavirus An unidentified nurse at Marshfield Clinic Health System's Eau Claire hospital
Coronavirus State’s Chief Medical Officer on COVID at 2: Worst Case Scenario, but Safeguards Prevented Many More Deaths

Dr. Ryan Westergaard reflects on how pandemic politics by some got in the way of saving lives.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 21, 2022 5:55 am CDT
Opinion President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on March 11, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Opinion Progressives Leaders Mark Two Years of Pandemic Relief Despite Ongoing GOP Obstruction

With more work to be done, Republicans are criticized for already shutting down the Legislature for the rest of 2022.

Chris Walloch Chris Walloch March 18, 2022 11:58 am CDT

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Health Anxiety Screenings for All: What Wisconsin Leaders Have Said, Done to Address Mental Health Epidemic
Door County Coffe & Tea Co. Our Wisconsin 4 Places in Wisconsin to ‘Work from Home’ When You Need to Get Out of the House
Photos courtesy of Little, Brown and Pete Souza Politics Popping the Presidential Bubble with Pete Souza, Obama’s Chief Photographer and Proud Wisconsinite
La Crosse Queen 2 by Preamtip Satasuk Our Wisconsin Summer May Be Ending, but There Are Still Many Ways to Get Out on a Boat Around Wisconsin This Fall
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Coronavirus Look Back: Two Years Ago, Wisconsin Bars Are Shut Down on St. Pat’s Day as COVID Spreads

Health officials warned an already-impatient nation that the pandemic’s impact would last months rather than weeks. If only.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow March 17, 2022 10:47 am CDT
Coronavirus (Photo courtesy of Marshfield Clinic Health System-Eau Claire)
Coronavirus Wisconsin Passes 12,000 COVID Deaths

Milestone reached as the Omicron surge subsides.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson March 4, 2022 8:19 am CST