Read the full press release here We are entering respiratory disease season with COVID-19 rates surging and flu cases expected to arrive soon. UW Health experts urge everyone to get an influenza vaccine as soon as possible. As we see COVID-19 disproportionately impacting Black, Latinx and Indigenous people, we are reminded of the importance of […]
Read the full press release here A family tree of more than 200 variations in the virus that causes COVID-19 helps explain why two Wisconsin counties — just 75 miles apart, but far from the origins of the virus — had such different early experiences with the pandemic, and shows how well public health orders […]
Read the full press release here Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee is the first site in Wisconsin participating in a post-market clinical trial evaluating a device designed to reduce the risk of stroke after a noninvasive heart valve replacement procedure. The trial, “PROTECTED TAVR: Stroke protection with Sentinel during transcatheter aortic valve replacement,” […]
Read the full press release here Janesville-based nuclear technology company SHINE Medical Technologies said Wednesday it has begun selling a therapeutic isotope it produces that’s used to treat cancers. SHINE recently announced it made its first commercial sales of lutetium-177, or Lu-177, to multiple customers. In addition to neuroendocrine cancers, the isotope can be used […]
Read the full story here Pfizer announced Monday its early data shows a vaccine that’s more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19. On the heels of the announcement, Wisconsin medical experts are optimistic a safe vaccine is within close reach. “For the first time, it provides light at the end of the tunnel for this […]
Read the full press release here The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to continue its hybrid learning model next semester with a drastically increased COVID-19 testing capacity, expecting more than 50,000 tests available weekly. The university has been administering about 9,000 to 10,000 tests weekly with a testing capacity of about 12,000 through partnerships with the […]
Read the full press release In a recent prospective, blinded study, the novel Versiti PF4-dependent P-selectin expression assay (PEA) was found to be highly accurate for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a life-threatening, pro-thrombotic, antibody-mediated disorder that can cause blood clots, resulting in heart attacks, strokes and limb amputation. Further results of the study, […]
Read the full press release here UW Health released a statement Wednesday emphasizing the importance of entering the winter season with proactive resources and outlets. In their press release, UW Health said that four to six percent of Americans experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a depression that’s triggered by the cold and dark winter months. […]
Read the full press release here A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is part of a new multi-institution effort to better understand Alzheimer’s disease in adults with Down syndrome. Adults with Down syndrome are at high risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease beginning in their late 40s, because of their unique biology. The […]
Read the full press release here Promega Corporation is part of a new clean energy initiative to build a 160-acre solar array in Fitchburg, WI. Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) is partnering with municipalities, public institutions, and businesses including Promega, on a new 20-megawatt (MW) solar array that will be the largest solar project in […]