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The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans.
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This week is Infertility Awareness Week, and a group right here in Central Wisconsin walked today to raise awareness for families fighting against infertility
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Advocates for people who suffer or have died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts and around the country say they're alarmed by new federal health recommendations regarding the disease
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Critical, but stable. That's how an industry group describes the state of Wisconsin's health-care workforce. Amid some brighter spots, shortages loom large in the face of an aging population
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Michigan researchers are examining a possible link between high pollen counts or allergy days and worsening mental health and increased suicide risk
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Aspirus Health Polysomnographic Technologist Rebecca Wagner says the one-hour shift can effect sleep patterns
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Wisconsin faces a big staffing shortage of registered nurses. Advocates hope for key solutions to bear fruit amid unease about the emergence of for-profit nursing colleges
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WXPR’s Hannah Davis-Reid spoke with Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany of Minocqua about the legislation, as well as a transgender anti-violence advocate opposed to the bill.
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Decades’ worth of toxic "forever chemicals" are sitting in landfills, presenting a new contaminant for waste handlers who didn’t create the pollution, but now find themselves awash in it. A few companies are trying to filter PFAS out of their leachate, and researchers are studying whether it might escape from trash into the air.
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Assisted living promises more independence than nursing homes, but it carries risks: fewer protections for seniors who run out of savings.
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The Quit Line has sent a free two-week starter kit of nicotine patches, lozenges, or gum to eligible tobacco users for some time. Now, for a limited time, the Quit Line will offer eight weeks of free medication.
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Leadership and outreach teams from the VA Medical Center will be travelling around northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula starting next week.They’ll be hosting nine Veteran Town Halls between March 5-7.