Ready to become ONE in a million? We're here to help! All of Us Research staff is teaming up with the East Madison Community Center (EMCC) to provide information about this NIH-funded initiative that's crucial to the future of precision medicine. The team will on hand from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at EMCC, which is located at 8 Straubel Court in Madison. If you are in need assistance enrolling online enrollment, or, simply have...
Test your knowledge of health and precision medicine! What's precision medicine? At the moment, health care is often one-size-fits-all. When we visit the doctor, our treatments are often the same. We think that one-day health care should be tailored to you. This is called precision medicine. Don't worry - we'll give you a study guide to get ready for game night! When: Tuesday, May 17th from 5 PM – 7 PM Cost: FREE Why Attend: Food, fun, and prizes...
The National Institutes of Health will expand and strengthen commitments to respectfully engage American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people and support their inclusion in the All of Us Research Program, a landmark health research effort that aims to find more precise ways to prevent and treat disease....
Big datasets like those 'All of Us' is building — which include health records, imaging data, and one day, fully sequenced genomes — are a gold mine of insights about medicine....
The 'Fit Families' program, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, offers workshops for children with autism. They focus on four areas: physical activity, as opportunities are lacking among children with autism; aquatics, as drowning is the leading cause of death for children with autism; and sensory integration and communication....
Two randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are expanding enrollment to further evaluate convalescent plasma as a treatment for patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Preliminary observational studies indicate that convalescent plasma may improve outcomes among severely ill and hospitalized patients with COVID-19....
A new report from the American Association for Cancer Research has identified several health disparities which disproportionately affect certain groups of people in the U.S. with cancer....
Our colleague, engagement specialist, Kattia Jimenez, was recently featured in an "Academic Staff Spotlight" by the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. ...
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....
After using different spaces around the community for about eight years, Lisa Peyton-Caire, her Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness and the women they serve in Madison and Dane County have a permanent place to call home....