Parents could anonymously put unwanted newborns in devices known as baby boxes instead of handing them directly to police, medics or hospital staff through a bill Gov. Tony Evers is expected to sign this week.
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Gov. Tony Evers set to approve safe haven 'baby boxes,' expanding ways to give up unwanted newborns
The policy forces pregnant women to disclose the father's identity or lose Medicaid coverage, causing stress that can contribute to poor birth…
The drug offers "a viable option for individuals seeking to avoid long-term treatment with standard antidepressants,” according to the lead re…
UW-Madison's Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, with participants now turning age 84, has produced hundreds of findings on how many life factors in…
The 56-bed hospital, by Encompass Health of Alabama, joins 50-bed UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital on Madison's Far East Side as Dane County'…
Madison-based Exact Sciences says St. Louis-based Geneoscopy's new ColoSense test violates a patent on collecting and processing stool samples.
A brain atlas of Down syndrome, by UW-Madison researchers using stem cells, could propel drugs to reduce intellectual disability, an idea that…
Wildlife officials are battling to keep the invasive carp out of the Great Lakes and protect the region's $7 billion fishing industry.
Evers also vetoed five bills, including one that reduced cost of buying the state’s official voter registration list and a bill to ban local g…
Rebalanced-Life Wellness Association, which has two free medical clinics and an education center inside a barbershop, is adding a free dental clinic.
Hospital officials cited a recent rise of COVID-19, flu and RSV cases in Dane County, as expected this time of year.
The change is expected to feature a new Metro route through the heart of municipal Monona, along West Dean Avenue and parts of Winnequah, Nich…
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday that he hopes to put a proposal on some future ballot that would lower the limit to somewhere betwee…
UW Hospital asked a judge to dismiss the case, filed last month by a woman who claims her uterus and breasts were removed as gender-affirming …
St. Mary's says a new discount program partly explains the trend, while an advocacy group points to a shift in who helps patients needing fina…
Health officials urge vaccination against RSV, flu and COVID-19, and staying home if sick.
Flu, RSV and COVID-19 are on the rise in Wisconsin and many parts of the country. Here are five things you can do to stay healthy.
A master plan for the property along Lake Monona doesn't resolve the question of whether to restore the historic Frank Allis house or build a …
“I don’t see how you can fill negative-margin scripts forever and stay in business,” one pharmacist said of the reimbursements.
