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If you have flu-like symptoms and have a clinic appointment, please call your clinic before coming to your visit (please refer to our Locations and Maps listing for phone numbers). We currently have H1N1 vaccine available for pregnant women and highe... Parenting Strategies Can Help Overweight Teens Make Healthy Choices
MADISON - Parents may tell kids to 'eat healthy' but then confuse them by eating at fast-food restaurants. Welcome to the world of overweight teens, where mixed messages and a lack of parental follow-through appear to contribute to the difficulties ... Neurosurgery Offers Hope for Excruciating Facial Pain
MADISON - Trigeminal neuralgia has been called the most painful disorder known to neurology - and those who have suffered the lightning-flash of facial nerve pain say it's no exaggeration. But some patients find relief through neurosurgery, a drastic... UW Health's Drive to Share
MADISON - For the seventh year, UW Health is teaming up with NBC-15's Share Your Holidays food drive to support Second Harvest Foodbank and the Marine Corp's Toys For Tots toy drive. In its history the Drive to Share program has collected more than 2... Military Reception Honors UW Health Staff
MADISON - Forget any superstitions of Friday the 13th bringing bad luck; for the families of three UW Health employees, Friday, November 13, 2009, was a day of celebration and homecoming. All three families had been reunited with loved ones less than... Tips for Staying Healthy While Traveling
MADISON - Before you go over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house this holiday season, consider what a University of Wisconsin-Madison infectious-disease specialist calls key myths about travel and illness."Many people have misconc... UW Health Physicians Comment on New Mammogram Guidelines
MADISON - Recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued revised mammogram guidelines stating that women should begin getting routine mammograms at the age of 50 and repeating the test every two years. The previous guidelines recommended a... African-American Men at Higher Risk of False Positives in Prostate Testing
MADISON – While an elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can be frightening news for men, new research shows that sometimes the levels are caused by a naturally occurring hormone, and may not indicate a need for a biopsy. Elevated level... Celebrity Car Seat Challenge at American Family Children's Hospital
MADISON - Madison broadcasters Julie Lund (WKOW), Brian Olson (WKOW), Robb Vogel (WMTV) and Marc Lovicott (WISC) came to American Family Children's Hospital Wednesday to compete in the second annual Celebrity Car Seat Challenge. "Our goal for today i... UW Hospital Honored for Organ Donation Efforts
MADISON - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Organ Transplantation Breakthrough Collaborative recently recognized UW Hospital and Clinics with a National Medal of Honor for their work to improve organ donation rates in Wisconsin. The U... UW Researchers Find Cross-talk Mechanism Contributes to Colorectal Cancer
MADISON - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have identified a molecular mechanism that allows two powerful signaling pathways to interact and begin a process leading to colorectal tumors. "We are very exc... Portion Size Key to a Healthy Thanksgiving
MADISON - Americans love their Thanksgiving dinners. After they gorge, however, their hearts may feel a little differently. The traditional turkey-day feast, replete with fatty, high-cholesterol foods like drumsticks, mashed potatoes, gravy and stuff... 'Tour de Touchdown' Bike Ride Benefits American Family Children's Hospital
MADISON – Members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will participate in the 16th Annual "Tour de Touchdown" bicycle ride – a fundraising event linked to an away University of Wisconsin footb... Creating a New Vision for Alzheimer's Care
MADISON - To demonstrate the struggles and embarrassment inherent to Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Cameron Camp, director of Hearthstone Alzheimer's Care and a presenter at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health's "Alzheimer's Di... Blanket Drive Underway at UW Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinics
MADISON - With winter approaching, the warmth of a blanket will be handy for many needy mothers and infants. UW Health obstetrics and gynecology clinics will accept donations of new and gently used blankets at their seven locations through Nov. 20: 2... |
UW Health IN THE NEWSAfrican-American Men at Higher Risk of False Positives in Prostate Testing (UW-Madison News) UW Hospital Honors Employees and Family for Military Service (WKOWTV.com) "Celebrity Car Seat Challenge" Raises Awareness of Improper Installation (WKOWTV.com) UW Launches Study of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans (UW-Madison News) Organ Transplants for Patients with HIV on the Rise (Wisconsin State Journal) 'Domino' Liver Transplant Delivers Life for 2 Men (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) UW Hospital Performs Organ-switching Transplant (Chicago Tribune) Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Opens in Madison (WKOW-TV.com) Aggressive Breast Cancer that Fools (Hudson Valley Press) UW Hospital Named 100 Best by "Working Mother" Magazine (WKOW-TV.com)
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