When the coronavirus pandemic turned the economy upside down, it left Latinos disproportionately vulnerable. Some are frontline workers at heightened risk of contracting the coronavirus, while others have lost jobs in the service sectors hard hit by public health restrictions and economic downturn....
In early September, the University of Wisconsin–Madison welcomed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services onto campus to initiate a new partnership in light of the COVID-19 pandemic....
As UW Health and the University of Wisconsin begin scheduling participants for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study, experts and leaders are focused on equity and inclusion to ensure a diverse population takes part in this phase 3 clinical trial. A diverse group of participants will give researchers the best understanding on how and if this vaccine works for everyone....
A COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial is now underway at UW Health. The Clinical Research Unit at University hospital is vaccinating the first participants in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 clinical trial....
UW Health and the University of Wisconsin will become one of the first sites in the country to study whether a new vaccine can prevent COVID-19....
The following webinar, presented via a collaboration between the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness, the UW-Madison Collaborative Center for Health Equity, and the 'All of Us' Research Program at UW-Madison, highlights the importance of African American communities' participation in health research....
Our country needs a new path forward in the battle against COVID-19 Wisconsin's two medical schools are heading up this fight by launching innovative clinical trials, developing rapid diagnostic testing, studying the complexities of this virus and increasing our capacity to offer telehealth and virtual visits. Our health care professionals are working tirelessly. But these frontline fighters need support from everyone to limit the spread of this virus....
For the ninth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" ranked University of Wisconsin Hospitals, which includes University Hospital and UW Health at The American Center, as No. 1 in Wisconsin....
Our co-principal investigator, Dr. Elizabeth Burnside appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Morning Show" to discuss the All of Us Research Program's efforts in Wisconsin, including the program's involvement in COVID-19 research....
UW Health physician William Hartman writes about how the community has come together to fight COVID-19....