Column: We’re all in this together
Dear readers, Our community is very, very much not alone. We’re facing a lot of problems. How do we stretch our hospitals to care for all the sick? How can we make…
Take the assessment: When should you seek medical advice?
Wausau Pilot and Review Cough, fever, shortness of breath can all be symptoms of COVID-19, but they can also signal a common cold or even a bad case of worry.…
COVID-19: Symptoms, testing, and disease transmission
By Denise Lockwood, Racine County Eye As Wisconsin braces for the spread of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), it’s important for residents to know what to do to prevent the disease.…
Coronavirus update: Use this guide to stay safe this week
By Shereen Siewert Cancellations, school closures and workplace restrictions are rippling through the Wausau area this week as concerns grow over COVID-19. Health officials are especially concerned because little is…
Marathon County advises groups to postpone mass gatherings
By Shereen Siewert The Marathon County Health Department is advising groups holding mass gatherings of 250 people or more to cancel or postpone their events. Joan Theurer, Marathon County Health…
Cuts in Wisconsin hospitals push nurses to the limit
By Parker Schorr The Cap Times and Bram Sable-Smith Wisconsin Watch/Wisconsin Public Radi Dr. Robert Golden, chairman of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority Board, sat in front…
Second case of coronavirus confirmed in Wisconsin
By Wausau Pilot and Review staff NEWS RELEASE — The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Pierce County Public Health Department announced Monday that a second person has…
5 ways to make those resolutions stick
First you make ’em. Then you break ’em. Does that sum up your past history with New Year’s resolutions? You’re jazzed in January to get in shape, stop smoking, eat…
‘Sometimes it’s just pain, pain, pain’: Inside a rural Wisconsin doctor’s fight to manage opioid use
Rural residents are more prone to chronic pain and opioid addiction, but their health care systems offer fewer alternatives and treatments. In the village of Necedah, population 916, one doctor…
Groups work to raise awareness, lower veteran suicide rate
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…
As tick-borne illnesses spread, so do prevention efforts
By Alaina Dain When Nancy Fox and Cassidy Colbert began their three-month-long road trip across the United States this past summer, it was with one goal in mind: Prevent the…
Researchers find genetic link in rare reaction to pet germ
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — It’s hard to regard Ellie as a menace. When Greg Manteufel is frustrated or feeling down, she sits by him.…
11 hospitalizations linked to vaping in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin health officials said Friday they’ve linked vaping to 11 recent cases where teenagers and young adults developed severe lung disease that required hospitalizations. Another seven cases…
If alcohol causes cancer, should labels contain warnings?
Hillel Aron, FairWarning There is a broad scientific consensus that alcohol is a carcinogen, and that even moderate drinking increases the chances of getting cancer. But surveys show that most…
Surgeons’ opioid-prescribing habits hard to kick
Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News and Elizabeth Lucas, Kaiser Health News As opioid addiction and deadly overdoses escalated into an epidemic across the U.S., thousands of surgeons continued to hand…
Report: FDA overlooked red flags in new depression medication
By Emmarie Huetteman Ketamine is a darling of combat medics and clubgoers, an anesthetic that can quiet your pain without suppressing breathing and a hallucinogenic that can get you high…
Health column: Know the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease
Ticks are typically most active in Wisconsin from May to September, but it is still important to use caution year-round. Black-legged, or deer ticks, can harbor the Powassan virus along…
Report: Climate change causes ‘roller coaster’ mercury levels in Wisconsin fish
By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Wisconsin Public Radio It is mid-March, and two researchers trudge on snowshoes through feet of snow on a wooded trail, dragging a small plastic sled full of…
