Patients with breast, gynecologic, lung or prostate cancer might be offered brachytherapy, a treatment that places radiation sources into or around tumors. This procedure significantly reduces the radiation exposure to healthy tissue. Read more

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High school basketball players in Wisconsin who wore stabilizing lace-up ankle braces had 68 percent fewer injuries than those who did not, according to a study done by UW Health Sports Medicine. Read more

 

Petros V. Anagnostopoulos, MD, joined American Family Children's Hospital's Pediatric Heart Program as the director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery in August, and already has made an impact. Read more

 

There are few treatment options available to patients with emphysema, but Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) can help certain individuals with breathing and overall quality of life. The procedure removes small pieces of damaged tissue in the lungs. Read more

 

The UW Health Clinical Simulation Program unveiled a state-of-the-art facility this fall, an area that allows the program to provide education with the latest simulation techniques and technologies. Read more

 

The UW Health Comprehensive Dialysis Access Clinic strives to provide information to patients, starting before they even require dialysis and constantly looking ahead to future treatment plans. Read more