Healthcare & Wellness

Fitchburg assisted living facility acquired by Utah company

Ownership of Fitchburg’s Avalon Assisted Living has been transferred from Oregon’s Ridgeline...

Madison school board votes for teacher and staff vaccine requirement

The Madison School Board unanimously voted to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all...

City makes second attempt to buy property for men’s shelter

Seven Madison City Council members and Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway have introduced a...

City continues expansion of COVID-19 testing

As the demand for COVID-19 testing continues to rise, the city of...

WEDC offers updated vaccine guidelines for employers

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) announced the creation of its Wisconsin Vaccine Guidance for...

Garding Against Cancer to receive $60,000 grant

Northwestern Mutual – Southern Wisconsin has donated $60,000 to Garding Against Cancer, a nonprofit...

Local biotech improves wastewater COVID-19 detection

Fitchburg-based Promega Corp. has developed improved methods for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater,...

Carebot partners with San Francisco company for vaccine schedule application

Utilizing the Tray.io platform, Madison-based Carebot has scheduled 60,000 COVID-19 vaccinations in four months, according...

Exact Sciences and National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project announce study

Madison-headquartered Exact Sciences Corp. announced that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with...

Evers mandates testing requirement for some state employees

Gov. Tony Evers announced that all unvaccinated state executive branch employees will...