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The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is hiring another Dementia Care Specialist in La Crosse County.

"Learn how some medical facilities are addressing the risks of operating on high BMI patients and providing specialized care for complex spine and orthopedic pr

The New Year welcomes new goals and intentions, and for some this includes a temporary break from drinking alcohol. 

How we discuss overweight and obese diagnoses and how we treat those patients is slowly starting to improve. However, there’s still a lot of work to be done – in how we manufacture, market, and manage life-changing weight care medications, as well as how we expand access and improve adherence to them.

The Medicare physician pay cuts that went into effect January 1 is a "disaster for the profession," said Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of the AMA, during an interview at CES 2024. Getting the pay cut reversed is a top priority for the organization.

Startup TrX1 develops cell therapies that function like a particular type of regulatory T cell, or Treg, whose role includes dampening inflammation and inducing long-term tolerance. Based on research from Stanford, TrX1’s lead program is a potential therapy for preventing graft-versus-host disease.

Forta Health raised $55 million in Series A funding on Wednesday. The startup offers a platform to help family caregivers quickly access care to manage their loved ones' chronic conditions. Its first area of focus is autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

D.C. residents braved the snow and cold Monday, gathering together to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea, and foodborne illness in the United States. The agency also warns that infection with one type of norovirus may not protect an individual against other types., , , , Norovirus is a very contagious virus that spreads easily and quickly in different ways. To give an example, one can get norovirus by accidentally getting tiny particles of feces or vomit in their mouth from.....

I didn’t make it to this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, so I reached out to leaders from across the industry to hear how it went and learn about their takeaways from the event. This is a list of the nine most interesting responses that I received.