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Patient groups decry state worker pharmacy plan, but state says it would save state, patients money The proposal, involving specialty drugs and Madison-based Navitus, goes before the Group Insurance Board May 17.
These 'super agers' could help UW find key to keeping memory sharp Older adults with superior memories for their age are part of a national "super ager" study at UW-Madison.
UW Health, Meriter to build rehabilitation hospital in Fitchburg The facility will be the third rehab hospital in the Madison area, joining one by UW and Meriter on the Far East Side and one by Encompass Hea…
Air sampling in Dane County schools tracks flu, COVID-19 In a study in the Oregon School District, air monitors measured flu and COVID activity as reliably as student absences and tests, a UW study found.
Wisconsin approves dental therapists to expand access to oral health care Dental therapists, mid-level providers between dentists and hygienists, are allowed under a bill Gov. Tony Evers plans to sign Wednesday.
Paying more for the same procedure? It could be the facility fee UW Health and other health care systems charge the fees at hospital-owned clinics but not at clinics owned by doctors.
Wisconsin lawmakers look to rein in drug brokers “I don’t see how you can fill negative-margin scripts forever and stay in business,” one pharmacist said of the reimbursements.
With focus on personalized medicine, Wisconsin vying to be one of nation's elite tech hubs The state was named one of 31 regional tech hubs. Now it's competing to be one of five to 10 hubs that will each get up to $75 million.
Ticks, fleas and crop pests could be out early and often in Wisconsin this year “If someone spotted a mosquito today, with these warm temperatures, it wouldn’t surprise me."
Exact Sciences launches test for hereditary risks of 10 cancers The test, using blood or saliva, can evaluate genetic risk for colorectal, breast, prostate, skin, ovarian, endometrial, pancreatic, gastric, …
Meriter decides to keep unit that eases emergency hospital admissions The goal is to ease the flow of patients from emergency rooms to hospital beds.
