Researchers at UW-Madison have developed a multi-layered coating technique for probiotics that could improve how diseases are treated with these medications. Probiotics consist of helpful bacteria that can be used to treat intestinal problems such as inflammatory bowel disease. They have been shown to improve the...
Join WisPolitics.com for a discussion on "Lessons from the Ongoing Pandemic'' with top health care leaders in Wisconsin. The discussion will take place from noon to 1 p.m. CT on Wed. Oct. 13. The participants are: Dr. John Raymond President and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin Susan Turney CEO...
The Medical College of Wisconsin's Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment is taking applications for $8.5 million in new funding going to health equity projects in the state. Both MCW faculty members and community-based health care organizations in the state can apply for six funding opportunities,...
The Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network created Inception Health six years ago and built a multi-disciplinary team to collaborate with innovative companies to develop and scale up digital solutions across the health network. In a recent presentation, three Inception executives discussed their...
-- Researchers at UW-Madison are creating a data tool to improve COVID-19 vaccine access, with a goal of surmounting economic and social health disparities. A release from the university shows that federal officials have relied on mathematical modeling to make decisions on vaccine allocation. But researchers...
Wisconsin’s two medical schools are collaborating on a study addressing health disparities in the state. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin will use $3 million in endowment money to measure and recommend solutions for health inequities,...
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment, a charity run through the Medical College of Wisconsin, will award $6.5 million to 17 projects designed to advance health equity across the state. The projects include campaigns led by community agencies and MCW researchers that “focused on underserved, marginalized,...