Public health

The world has changed a lot in the 175 years since the founding of the University of Wisconsin. Some history-changing ideas that continue to reverberate around the globe got their start right here on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus....

For people suffering from long COVID's often disabling symptoms, including intense fatigue, breathing troubles, cognitive issues and heart palpitations, the list of scientific unknowns may sound defeating. There's still no validated treatment or diagnostic test specifically for the condition, although there are many candidates....

The COVID-19 vaccine is now readily available at hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies across the state of Wisconsin as the federal declaration of emergency lifts Thursday. But it took years to get the vaccine rollout to this point, with plenty of bumps along the way....

Concerns about health care — including declining mental health, access to care and addiction issues — are top of mind for Wisconsinites in a variety of demographics according to a wide-ranging, year-long study....