Judith Graham Caring for someone with a serious illness stretches people spiritually and emotionally, often beyond what they might have thought possible. Dr. Arthur Kleinman, a professor of psychiatry and…
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease made its case to scientists Thursday, disclosing more results that…
WAUSAU — As part of its regular meeting schedule, the Marathon County AOD Partnership will shine a light on medication abuse trends, including both prescribed and over-the-counter, and will share…
The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing: toys. About 50 percent of all toy purchases in the United States occur between the Friday after…
Markian Hawryluk Photos by Heidi de Marco It was supposed to be a fun evening out for Katy and Michael Branson. But their 3-year-old daughter, Lucy, apparently had other ideas.…
Cody A. Siciliano, Vanderbilt University Some individuals consume alcohol their entire adult life without developing an alcohol use disorder. Others, however, quickly transition to compulsive and problematic drinking. Can we…
By Shereen Siewert State health officials are investigating a significant rise in the number of E. Coli cases in Wisconsin, including a case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), according to…
Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile — and a wagging tail. Shetland, not quite…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has OK’d just four medicines containing cannabis-related products; other countries have approved more The debate over the health effects of cannabis has been polarizing…
By Shereen Siewert Four Wisconsin hospitals, including two in northern Wisconsin, earned “D” safety grades in an annual nationwide study released this week by the nonprofit Leapfrog Group. The annual…
Anna Almendrala THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Before his double lung transplant, Tom Saputo thought he had anticipated every possible outcome. But after the surgery, he wasn’t prepared for the price…
By Lisa Gillespie, Side Effects Public Media In 2011, Alex Randolph was in Iraq, in the middle of a tour of duty with the Army. What happened one evening would…
Judith Graham-Kaiser Health News For a dozen years, Larry Bocchiere, 68, didn’t find it especially difficult to care for his wife, Deborah, who struggled with breathing problems. But as her…
By: Brian Rinker Andrew Echeguren, 26, had his first psychotic episode when he was 15. He was working as an assistant coach at a summer soccer camp for kids when…
By Laura Ungar Arline Feilen lost her husband to suicide in 2013. Three years later, she lost her dad to cancer. And this February, she lost her 89-year-old mom to…
Martha Bebinger, WBUR The dispatch call from the Concord, N.H., police department was brief. A woman returning to her truck spotted a man underneath. She confronted him. The man fled.…
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Office workers bemoan driving home in the dark. Night owls relish the chance to sleep in. As clocks tick toward the end of daylight…
