Tag Health care

Honor flight doctor carries father’s memory to monument

October 29, 2013

When Mike Garren was growing up in Kenosha, he knew that his father, Dr. John T. Garren Jr., had served as an army surgeon in the Pacific theater of World War II.

UW-Madison team probes home health environments with virtual reality

October 3, 2013

In health care environments, nurses and doctors can closely monitor patients' medical regimen and schedules. But when a patient leaves the clinic or hospital to go home, the responsibility for care transitions to families and patients. The result: Regimens might not be adhered to as closely.

Corporate Open House to showcase Health, Innovation, and the Wisconsin Idea

August 7, 2013

UW-Madison's second annual Corporate Open House, where companies are invited to campus to learn more about innovative opportunities for research, projects, talent, training and potential partnerships, will be held on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Pioneering UW nursing educator Signe Skott Cooper dies at 92

July 17, 2013

Signe Skott Cooper, who devoted over 60 years of her life to nursing education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and within the UW System, culminating in the naming of the future home of the School of Nursing for her, passed away on July 16, 2013, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison at the age of 92.

UW Hospital and Clinics repeats as state’s top hospital

July 17, 2013

U.S. News & World Report magazine has named University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics the top hospital in Wisconsin for the second year in a row - and among the nation's top 50 hospitals in nine medical specialties, an increase of two over last year.

Chemists find new compounds to curb staph infection

May 22, 2013

In an age when microbial pathogens are growing increasingly resistant to the conventional antibiotics used to tamp down infection, a team of Wisconsin scientists has synthesized a potent new class of compounds capable of curbing the bacteria that cause staph infections.

Cancer-screening software wins wireless competition

April 19, 2013

A software program for screening for cervical cancer, particularly in developing countries with limited resources, earned the top award and $10,000 in the Qualcomm Wireless Innovation Prize at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Gift of $5 million establishes two faculty chairs at School of Nursing

April 16, 2013

The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing has received a gift of $5 million from John and Tashia Morgridge in honor of Mary and Carl Gulbrandsen, establishing two permanently endowed faculty chairs - one in pediatric nursing and one in health systems innovation.

New program offers patient advocacy certificate online

April 2, 2013

UW-Madison’s Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP) had offered classroom courses in patient advocacy before but last fall, for the first time, began an online option for its certificate program. Development of the online Consumer Health Advocacy Certificate was funded in part through a Morgridge Match Grant.

Research uses muscle activity to move virtual objects

March 21, 2013

A team at UW–Madison says it has developed, for the first time, a way to move virtual objects in an immersive virtual reality environment through the use of muscle activity.

Counties’ healthiness ranked by UW institute

March 20, 2013

Ozaukee County residents are among the healthiest in Wisconsin, according to the 2013 County Health Rankings released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).

Dalai Lama to lead ‘Change your Mind Change the World 2013’ event May 15

March 12, 2013

Event organizers today announced that the Dalai Lama will visit Madison on May 15, 2013, to lead "Change your Mind Change the World 2013," a series of panel discussions with thought leaders from a variety of fields, including neuroscience, economics and sustainability, moderated by Arianna Huffington and Daniel Goleman.

Analytical trick may accelerate cancer diagnosis

February 24, 2013

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found a new way to accelerate a workhorse instrument that identifies proteins. The high-speed technique could help diagnose cancer sooner and point to new drugs for treating a wide range of conditions.

Nursing heeds the call for psychiatric health care

February 14, 2013

Recently, the Pentagon reported 349 military suicides in 2012 — outnumbering the 295 American soldiers who died in 2012 in Afghanistan — and warned of a worsening trend as more soldiers return stateside and transition back to their families and communities. The sobering statistics, advocates say, drive home the need for yet a stronger commitment to accessible community-based mental health services.

UW Hospital hits major milestone with 2,000th liver transplant

February 13, 2013

Scott A. Vanderloop of Appleton, Wis. received a second chance at life recently after becoming the 2,000th patient to receive a liver transplant at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison.

Research quest aims to cure hearing loss at its root

February 12, 2013

The ultimate cause of hearing loss is usually found in the tiny hair cells that play the crucial role of converting sound waves into nerve impulses for delivery to the brain.

Stress is underreported in parents of children with cancer

February 8, 2013

Mindfulness meditation may relieve chronic inflammation

January 16, 2013

People suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma — in which psychological stress plays a major role — may benefit from mindfulness meditation techniques, according to a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison neuroscientists with the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center.

Shared medical appointments: multiple benefits for patients, doctors

December 10, 2012

Micah Chan, clinical chief of nephrology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, began conducting shared medical appointments for people with kidney disease two years ago. All groups have at least five patients and remain together from the first meeting.

Virtually healthy: ‘CAVE’ lets researchers experience patients’ behavior

December 4, 2012

Every day, patients take prescription medications, monitor vital signs or blood glucose levels, and even administer their own preventative care in the form of exercise and diet choices. It’s important for health care providers to understand how their patients actually perform these activities — yet do so without invading patients' privacy. Virtual reality makes that goal a reality.