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A Milwaukee physician said said black health will not improve until the US creates a restorative health equity plan for the descendants of slaves

A Milwaukee physician said said black health will not improve until the US creates a restorative health equity plan for the descendants of slaves

Milwaukee Health Services, Inc., the Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Health and Children’s Wisconsin announced today plans to develop a new family medicine residency on Milwaukee’s northwest side.

Program in place to get more doctors of color to stay in the state

A year changed some of what we knew about COVID and who it affects most. But heartbreak was the constant. John Diedrich, Sophie Carson, Irene Chang, and Andrew Mollica © Courtesy of Carmen Gardner-Jackson Diane Butler, center, poses for a photo at her graduation in 2013 from Bryant & Stratton College with her daughter, Carmen Gardner-Jackson, and her son-in-law Kelly Jackson. Butler earned a degree in criminal justice. She died in 2020 from COVID. A year ago, as deaths from t...

Email A year changed some of what we knew about COVID and who it affects most. But heartbreak was the constant. Were still learning about COVID-19, but an analysis of new local, state and national data provides a clearer picture. John Diedrich, Sophie Carson, Irene Chang, and Andrew Mollica, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:01 pm UTC Mar. 12, 2021 A year ago, as deaths from the coronavirus soared in New York, Seattle and elsewhere, people in Wisconsin waited and wondered. The first case o...

Racial disparities in Milwaukees vaccine rollout Racial disparities in Milwaukee’s vaccine rollout Even as Wisconsin now leads the country in daily administered doses of coronavirus vaccines, there are still concerns about how equitable that rollout has been. MILWAUKEE - Even as Wisconsin now leads the country in daily administered doses of COVID-19 vaccines, there are still concerns about how equitable that rollout has been, particularly among minority communities in Milwaukee County who hav...

Friday, January 15, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm Dr. Izard’s talk focused on the health impacts of systemic racism, followed by a question and answer session. Tito Izard, MD Milwaukee native, Dr. Tito Izard, is consistently voted one of Milwaukee’s Best Family Physicians. He has 20 years of experience as an educator, instructor, and chief administrator of medical practices with an emphasis on urban health issues, clinical practice redesign and reducing health disparities. Dr...

Doctors urge trust in COVID-19 vaccine; some remain hesitant A recent AP poll found that just half of American adults plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine. MILWAUKEE - Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine is now being administered for emergency use around the U.S. -- but not everyone wants it. Many Americans remain skeptical and hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. With distribution underway, hope is on the horizon. "The way this was developed, it was developed the right way," said Dr. Jeffrey Pothof wit...