11 May How plasma transfusions may heal COVID-19 patients
Healthcare institutions across the nation, including UW Hospital in Madison, are treating COVID-19 patients with plasma from donors who have survived the disease. ...
Author: All of Us Badgers
08 May Francis Collins: Home Edition Episode 9: Eliseo Pérez-Stable on COVID-19 Health Disparities
NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Director Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable discuss health disparities amid the COVID-19 pandemic....
06 May ‘Sympathetic and relentless’: Milele Chikasa Anana celebrated and fought for Madison’s black community
Known to many as 'Ms. Milele' or 'Mother Milele,' Milele Chikasa Anana is remembered as a 'champion of positive black news' and a 'fierce lover of black people.' ...
06 May Madison leader Milele Chikasa Anana dies at 86
The All of Us at UW-Madison team is saddened to hear of Ms. Milele's passing. Her leadership and contributions to the Madison community are immeasurable....
06 May Pandemic especially tough on people of color
People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they’re also bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s financial impact....
04 May UW team launches website, app with COVID-19 resources
COVID-19 Wisconsin Connect, a free website and mobile app, launched Monday with free information, resources and social support for people in Wisconsin during the COVID-19 pandemic....
04 May Coronavirus spares one neighborhood but ravages the next. Race and class spell the difference
As the U.S. surpassed a milestone of one million known cases of COVID-19 this week, ZIP code data show the virus has run rampant through some neighborhoods while leaving residents in adjoining areas much less impaired....
30 Apr ‘Heart of the community’: Milwaukee Co. officials declare commitment to racial equity and health
Milwaukee County officials signed an ordinance Wednesday afternoon declaring their commitment to achieving racial equity and health. Part of the ordinance aims to provide all residents with quality health care and positive health outcomes as the African-American community continues to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19....
27 Apr Zip code-level data released on the susceptibility to severe COVID-19 complications
There’s a new interactive tool out that will help local public health officials track coronavirus cases in your zip code....
27 Apr The race to get convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
Blood centers across the nation are trying to get antibodies from coronavirus survivors to patients who want this experimental treatment. But it’s not easy....