More than $21 million goes to combat opioid crisis in Wisconsin, from latest round of opioid settlement funding
The money is part of $75 million in funds the state has received since 2022 from legal settlements with opioid makers, ...
RSV activity is 'increasing' in Wisconsin, DHS says. Here's what you should know
For RSV in particular, nearly two dozen states are currently reporting high levels, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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“It’s not too late for vaccines”: Department of Health Services urges Wisconsin residents to get protected
With multiple respiratory viruses traveling throughout Wisconsin, the Department of Health Services (DHS) urges Wisconsinites ...
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One out of ten Wisconsin homes have high levels of radon, DHS encourages testing
Health officials in Wisconsin say they are encouraging Wisconsinites throughout the Badger State to test their homes, their ...
Wisconsinites urged to protect themselves with respiratory illnesses on the rise
Emergency department and wastewater data also show an upwards trend of the three respiratory illnesses in Wisconsin, the department says. DHS Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist Tom Haupt said the ...
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Norovirus cases, respiratory illnesses on the rise in Wisconsin
Three respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, the flu, and RSV, plus norovirus, are causing the Wisconsin DHS to keep a close watch on hospitals and how quickly they may be fi ...
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Wisconsin health officials encourage vaccinations as respiratory illness cases rise
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is warning people of an increase in COVID, flu, and RSV. Cases for flu and COVID ...
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Health officials: Norovirus rise in Wisconsin could signal new strain
Wisconsin has seen a record-high number of norovirus outbreaks in the last month, which may be driven by a new strain of the highly-contagious virus. Norovirus causes vomiting and diarrhea and is the ...
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Minnesota officials monitoring human case of bird flu in Wisconsin closely
The Centers for Disease Control says no person-to-person transmission has been detected and the risk to the general public ...
Wisconsin allows sale of SSM Health nursing homes to New Jersey company
Wisconsin officials, who had blocked the sale of SSM Health nursing homes in Madison, Baraboo and Waupun to a New Jersey ...
Here’s what we know about assisted living in Wisconsin, after Journal Sentinel investigation
Most of Wisconsin’s 4,000 assisted living facilities never receive complaints. But where there are problems, issues can be ...
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Health officials ask homeowners to test for radon
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Public Health of Madison and Dane County is asking property owners, ...