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UWM students take health care into the community

By Laura OttoFebruary 3, 2023HealthPublic Health

UWM students take health care into the community

By Laura OttoFebruary 3, 2023HealthPublic Health

University health and wellness centers on Milwaukee’s north side help address disparities while also giving health students important experience.

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Panel discussion to focus on shortage of health care workers

By John SchumacherFebruary 6, 2023HealthPublic Health

A lunchtime discussion by four experts Feb. 9 will focus on the acute shortage of health care workers and possible solutions. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in room 590 at the UW-Milwaukee School of Public Health, 1240 N. 10th St., Milwaukee.

Helping health care providers break the news about incurable illnesses

By Laura OttoJanuary 20, 2023Health

UWM professor Melinda Kavanaugh helped develop a new training tool to help health care practitioners deal with their discomfort and better support patients when announcing a diagnosis such as ALS.

Professor emerita named to national panel that makes health recommendations

By Laura OttoJanuary 11, 2023HealthPublic Health

Sandra Millon Underwood has been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts that works to improve the health of Americans by making recommendations about clinical preventive services, such as screenings, behavioral counseling and preventive medications.

UWM celebrates new state-of-the-art health care training facility

By Laura OttoNovember 3, 2022Health

While the James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center went into use this fall, the university showcased and celebrated the 22,000-square-foot facility at the Northwest Quadrant this week.

Why estrogen decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s in some menopausal women, but not others

By Laura OttoOctober 10, 2022Health

A research team at UWM has found new information that points to the reason why estrogen therapy helps only some women. The answer may lie in the genes.

Pandemic stresses increasing burnout among librarians

By Lauren BreunigSeptember 20, 2022Health

Libraries are often at the center of their communities, providing important services. That exposed the people who work there to unusual pressures over the past two years, UWM researcher Abigail Phillips found.

New simulation center ready to train next generation of nurses

By Lauren BreunigAugust 30, 2022Health

The new center offers students facilities that match what they’ll experience in their profession and will help address a looming shortage of nurses in Wisconsin.

UWM Research Foundation awards new Catalyst Grants for health projects

By Laura OttoAugust 17, 2022Health

The UWM Research Foundation has recently awarded Catalyst Grant funding totaling $150,000 for UWM research projects that focus on new treatments for human health.

What the mechanical forces behind protein folding can tell us about metastatic cancer

By Laura OttoJuly 15, 2022Health

A team of researchers from UWM is using a unique tool view the interaction between proteins to figure out why sometimes cancerous tumors are suppressed and other times are allowed to grow and spread.

An ‘over the counter’ hearing aid may put treatment within reach

By Laura OttoJune 9, 2022Health

For many people, the cost of a device to help them hear what everyone else is hearing is too much to bear. Yi Hu, an associate professor of electrical engineering at UWM, is hoping to change that.

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