Tag School of Medicine and Public Health
UW expands physician assistant program
June 1, 2012To address the continuing shortage of primary health-care providers in northern Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is collaborating with UW-Marathon County to expand its physician assistant (PA) program to the Wausau campus.
Health care costs drop if adolescent substance abused use 12-step programs
May 31, 2012The use of 12-step programs, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, by adolescents with a history of drug and alcohol abuse not only reduces the risk of relapse but also leads to lower health care costs, according to research by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Two UW–Madison researchers named Shaw Scientists
May 30, 2012Two University of Wisconsin–Madison professors will receive 2012 Shaw Scientist Awards, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation announced today (Wednesday, May 30).
Breast stem cell research: Receptor teamwork required and a new pathway may be involved
May 30, 2012Breast-cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found that two related receptors in a robust signaling pathway must work together as a team to maintain normal activity in mammary stem cells.
Wisconsin residents are living longer, but not better
May 29, 2012The good news is that we're living longer. The bad news? People in Wisconsin are reaching old age more overweight, less wealthy and still drinking too much alcohol.
Clinical trial: More evidence that cancer drug treats macular degeneration
May 22, 2012The second year of data from a nationwide, federally funded trial continues to show that the cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) is an effective and economical treatment for age-related macular degeneration.
Sleep apnea associated with higher mortality from cancer
May 21, 2012Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), commonly known as sleep apnea, is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study.
Sleep apnea associated with higher mortality from cancer
May 9, 2012Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), commonly known as sleep apnea, is associated with an increased risk of cancer mortality, according to a new study.
Symposium honors legacy of the late biomolecular chemist Paul Bertics
May 7, 2012A May 11 symposium honors the life and legacy of Paul Bertics, a biomolecular chemist who died last December.
UW-Madison to offer dual law and public health degree
April 26, 2012The University of Wisconsin–Madison will offer a dual degree, a combined juris doctor and master of public health, starting this fall.
County Health Rankings released: St. Croix is Wisconsin’s healthiest county
April 3, 2012St. Croix County residents are the healthiest in Wisconsin, according to the 2012 County Health Rankings released today by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Bioethics symposium set for April 12
March 29, 2012"Doctors, Politics and Conscience" will be held April 12 from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at the Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1306, at 750 Highland Ave. Four featured talks will be followed by a panel featuring practicing physicians.
Match Day 2012 includes largest class of rural medicine students
March 22, 2012About 160 graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health - including the school's largest-to-date group of rural-medicine students - learned where they will begin their careers as doctors during Match Day, which was held March 16 at the Health Sciences Learning Center.
Scientists produce eye structures from human blood-derived stem cells
March 13, 2012For the first time, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made early retina structures containing proliferating neuroretinal progenitor cells using induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from human blood.
UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report
March 12, 2012Several UW–Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Study pinpoints effects of different doses of an ADHD drug; finds higher doses may harm learning
March 8, 2012New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Public reports on diabetes care helped drive clinic improvements in Wisconsin
March 7, 2012In one of the first studies of the impact of publicly reporting quality measures on outpatient care, a research team has found that clinics made improvements in diabetes care when they began publicly reporting how they were treating patients with the chronic disease.
Laboratory research shows promising approach to preventing Alzheimer’s
March 1, 2012As scientists struggle to find an effective way to prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public health may have found a new approach to interrupting the process that leads to the devastating disease.
Study shows calories drive earlier puberty
February 8, 2012Environmental pollutants, eating habits, lack of exercise and genetic traits have all been raised as possible causes of earlier puberty onset in girls in recent years. Now we may now know why: It's the calories, as reported by Ei Terasawa, Joe Kurian, Ricki Colman and colleagues at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.