Read the full press release here University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension’s Heart of the Farm-Women in Agriculture program will start it’s statewide online ‘Coffee Chat’ Fall/Winter program on Monday Nov. 9, 2020 at 10 a.m. ‘Coffee Chats’ will be held on the 2nd Monday of each month (10 a.m. – 11 a.m.) through March […]
Read the full press release here Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced two new SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests: the Thermo Scientific OmniPATH COVID-19 Total Antibody ELISA test, and the Thermo Scientific EliA SARS-CoV-2-Sp1 IgG test. These new tests for detecting COVID-19 antibodies expand the company’s leading response to the pandemic, […]
Read the full press release here The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will deploy a second round of We’re All In grants to provide small businesses impacted by COVID-19 with $50 million in financial support. The second round comes after Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced a series of financial support programs that leverage funding through the […]
Read the full press release here A novel cancer therapy studied and developed at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) with promising clinical outcomes is leading to a larger phase II trial to improve on the current standard of care. Results of phase I of the first-in-the-world double targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy […]
Read the full press release here Much attention has been focused on vaccine development to stop COVID-19, but effective treatments are also needed to fight this still relatively new virus. UW Health clinicians are utilizing current respiratory treatments on the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2; and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health […]
Read the full press release here Did you know that breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in Wisconsin? According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women in the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Breast Cancer Awareness Month has increased early detection efforts and has […]
Read the full press release here Health officials say it’s even more important to get a flu shot this year because COVID-19. Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin offered a drive thru Saturday in Menomonee Falls at the Town Hall Health Center. “Now more than ever it’s really important that we try to do […]
Read the full press release here UW Health is using saliva collection for many patients that require COVID-19 tests. Currently, this method is being used for UW Health patients of at least 3 years old who are asymptomatic and being screened before an operation or procedure. This “spit test” is still performed via the RT-PCR […]
Read the full press release here As Americans begin pulling up their sleeves for an annual flu vaccine, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have provided new insights into an alternative vaccine approach that provides broader protection against seasonal influenza. In a study published in Cell Reports Medicine today (Sept. 22), scientists describe a T-cell-based […]
Blood-based test guides treatment decisions for patients with non-small cell lung cancer Read the full press release here LabCorp, a leading global life sciences company that is focused on advancing health and guiding patient care decisions, has launched a new, non-invasive test for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Resolution ctDx Lung™ is a […]