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A spokesperson for UW Health, another major provider for Madison-area residents, also confirmed with the Cap Times that it will “continue to serve (its) transgender, gender expansive and nonbinary patient communities.”

The annual event is organized by the Pancreas Cancer Task Force, a group of volunteers dedicated to raising funds for pancreas cancer research while supporting patients throughout their cancer journey. Gerianne Holzman, chair of Roll and Stroll 2023, says “Gathering survivors, along with their family, friends, and care teams shows everyone impacted by this disease that they are not alone.”

There are a number of reasons why sports physicals are important, especially this time of year. Dr. David Bernhardt, a pediatric sports medicine physician with UW Health said it allows kids to participate in sport which has a significant impact on mental and physical health, among other benefits.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers, with only 10% of people living more than five years after diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society. In Wisconsin and nationally, pancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

The free clinic is meant to eliminate barriers for children to play sports. The WIAA requires high school athletes to complete a physical exam before the first day of practice.

To address the problem, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics announced it would create a registered nurse apprenticeship program. It’s one of the first programs of its kind in the country, according to UW Health.

University of Wisconsin Hospitals, including University Hospital and East Madison Hospital, were named the best hospital in Wisconsin for the 12th straight year by. U.S. News and World Report.

UW Health celebrated its first-place ranking in a statement and noted the continued success in the well-known survey of hospitals. “As we reflect on 12 years as the best hospital in Wisconsin, I am proud of the teamwork it takes to maintain this level of excellence,” UW Health CEO Dr. Alan Kaplan said. “UW Health will continue to set the standard for remarkable care, innovative practices and health equity.”

The first project at University Hospital would add a six-story building that with 22 emergency rooms, 22 flexible care beds and 48 inpatient rooms. The new space at will be located between the UW Medical Foundation Centennial Building, 1685 Highland Ave. and University Hospital.

UW Health plans to add a new six-story building to its main hospital in the coming years, while its one on Madison’s east side will see its own expansion.

The expansion at University Hospital will include 22 emergency department rooms, 22 flexible care beds and 48 inpatient rooms and will be located between the UW Medical Foundation Centennial Building, 1685 Highland Ave., and University Hospital, according to a press release from UW Health. The East Madison Hospital expansion will include six operating rooms, 40 recovery rooms, 20 rooms for post-anesthesia care, 14 flexible care rooms, 20 emergency department rooms and four care rooms that can be shared between the emergency department and medical imaging.

Some Wall Street analysts tempered their enthusiasm about Leqembi’s approval in part because of limited capacity at hospitals and infusion centers to administer the biweekly IV infusions. Donanemab, however, is only administered every 4 weeks, which may ease the infusion issues as well as the long-term costs, geriatrics researchers from the University of California San Francisco, SUNY Upstate Medical University and the University of Wisconsin wrote in an editorial published in JAMA Monday.

Dr Bruce Klein from the Medical School at the University of Wisconsin has been researching the infection for about 40 years. He mentioned that the virus is underreported and that reported cases in Wisconsin are uncommon.

“ConnectRx, essentially, is a social prescription,” Adrian Jones, UW Health’s director of community health improvement, said. UW Health serves as the host site for the program, which includes all the major health systems in the county, the Black Maternal and Child Health Alliance, the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness, Public Health Madison and Dane County, the Madison Metropolitan School District and United Way of Dane County.

Rishelle Eithun, with UW Health Kids, says American Family Children’s Hospital sees fireworks-related injuries every July—  including burns, loss of fingers or limbs, and other serious trauma. She says sparklers are especially dangerous for children younger than five.

UW Health revealed Wednesday that Carbone Cancer Center was included in Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Best Cancer Hospitals 2023. It was ranked highest in Wisconsin and #30 in the nation.

UW Health’s Carbone Cancer Center was named the best cancer hospital in Wisconsin and one of the best in the country, according to Newsweek.

The center ranked as No. 1 in Wisconsin and No. 30 nationwide on the inaugural list. A total of 175 hospitals were ranked.

Other med schools that have also established substantial training efforts on such subjects include Louisiana State University, the University of Mississippi at Jackson, the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Vanderbilt University, the University of Pennsylvania and Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles.

Sara Benzel, a spokesperson for UW Health, confirmed with the Cap Times that medical professionals in Madison do not, and have never, performed procedures commonly referred to as “bottom” surgeries on minors.