Healthcare & Wellness

DWD announces nearly $900K in Fast Forward Training Grants

These grants will assist nine organizations in training more than 340 workers in healthcare, customer service, technology and manufacturing

Public Health Madison to begin diabetes prevention study with pregnant women

The “food is medicine” approach is part of a nationwide study called Pathways to Health

Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam becomes a part of UW Health

Marshfield Medical Center–Beaver Dam is a medical campus that includes a hospital, a skilled nursing facility and independent senior living apartments

Crane Foundation disappointed in rollback of whooping crane’s endangered status

A new change weakens the ESA and puts the lives of many animals and ecosystems in jeopardy, including the whooping crane

Urban Triage expands access to free produce

Produce can be found at three locations

UnityPoint Health announces more layoffs

These jobs represent under 1% of UnityPoint’s workforce, which is just over 31,000, with the jobs heading to a third-party vendor, Omega Healthcare

MGE peregrine falcon healing after surgery

The raptor seems to be doing well according to DCHS Wildlife Center staff

Sunrise Sauna Club opening in Lodi Sept. 12

Sunrise will have wood-fired saunas, cold plunges and focus on wellness and nature. The saunas were designed and built in Wisconsin by Nomad Sauna Company

Epic President Sumit Rana to step down

Rana was seen as the eventual successor to Epic CEO Judy Faulkner, and his departure leaves a hole in the company's leadership structure

Pivotal Health among top 100 fastest-growing mission-driven companies in US

Clinicians from the business treat students in their dorm rooms and apartments