By Kathy Quirk UWM Report June 12, 2019 Eight years ago, Shailja Tiku was leading a life that was outwardly full and focused. A medical doctor with a baby, she was working on her master’s degree in public health at… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM Report June 4, 2019 After a record number of influenza deaths during the 2017-18 season, federal health officials are working to develop a universal flu vaccine that people would get only once in a lifetime as… Read More
By Jerry Ressler Milwaukee Journal Sentinel May 28, 2019 The resurgence of measles — one of the most infectious diseases known — has dramatized the importance of public health this year. Immunizing the general population against preventable diseases with effective, safe… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM Report April 22, 2019 The use of e-cigarettes among Wisconsin’s high school students is at an all-time high, according to the state Department of Health Services. Vaping, with its candy- and fruit-flavorings, attracts children who otherwise… Read More
By Claire Hackett UWM Report April 15, 2019 Daniel Giovenco concedes there have been great strides made in reducing tobacco use. The percentage of U.S. adults who smoke every day has hit an all-time low, plunging below 15% for the… Read More
Donors, community partners, faculty and alumni reflect on the first 10 years of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health.
By Kathy Quirk UWM Research 2019 Liquid biopsies offer a way to search for cancer cells in the blood and other bodily fluids, perhaps before symptoms appear. They hold the promise of a less-intrusive alternative to traditional surgical biopsies that… Read More
By Laura Otto UWM Research 2019 February 21, 2019 E-cigarettes are often touted as a path for older smokers to quit traditional cigarettes. But the appeal of vaping culture is also leading to high numbers of teens experimenting with e-cigarettes…. Read More
By David Lewellen UWM Research February 21, 2019 Amanda Simanek, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, recently led a series of studies examining the links between infection and mood disorders. Simanek’s three… Read More
The important role fathers can play in reducing infant mortality rates and improving maternal and child health By Kathy Quirk UWM Research 2019 February 1, 2019 African-American babies in Milwaukee are three times more likely to die before their first… Read More