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. Izard is a 1996 MD graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. In 1999, he was the first African American family physician to be appointed assistant professor within the University of Wisconsin’s Family Medicine Department and Aurora Health Care’s youngest medical director to lead a multi-disciplinary clinical practice. Dr. Izard developed and implemented an urban health training curriculum for UW and Aurora Health Care’s residency program. As the f
A new way to help the immune system fight back against cancer For news media
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Scientists at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are breaking new ground to make cancer cells more susceptible to attack by the body’s own immune system.
Working in mice, a team led by Jamey Weichert, professor of radiology, and Zachary Morris, professor of human oncology, is combining two different techniques in its approach, using targeted radionuclide therapy, which delivers a low dose of cell-weakening radiation specifically to cancer cells, followed by immunotherapy, which helps the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. The animal research is laying the foundation for future human and veterinary clinical trials.
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A new way to help immune system fight back against cancer
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are breaking new ground to make cancer cells more susceptible to attack by the body’s own immune system.
Working in mice, a team led by Jamey Weichert, professor of radiology, and Zachary Morris, professor of human oncology, is combining two different techniques in its approach, using targeted radionuclide therapy, which delivers a low dose of cell-weakening radiation specifically to cancer cells, followed by immunotherapy, which helps the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. The animal research is laying the foundation for future human and veterinary clinical trials.
Some public golf courses saw a 15% to 30% increase in usage in 2020. By Megan Hart - Jan 3rd, 2021 12:30 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Greenfield Park Golf Course. File photo by Dave Reid.
Wisconsinites have played a lot of golf during the coronavirus pandemic.
Courses faced uncertainty this spring, said
Joel Weitz, president of Vitense Golfland in Madison. The course there was closed for the first month of the season, due to the state’s stay-at-home order. Vitense’s renowned driving range was shuttered even longer. Still, both ended up seeing double-digit growth in revenue this year, Weitz said.
“It’s really unheard of, at least in our history, that we’ve had an increase like that,” he said. “The only other time would have been when
AUA Announces Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
This member-led initiative will guide the AUA in advancing diversity and inclusion in urology
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BALTIMORE, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The American Urological Association (AUA) Board of Directors has unanimously approved the creation of the AUA Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Task Force, which aims to identify specific and actionable steps for how the AUA can advocate for, and foster, a diverse and inclusive environment within the association, as well as the global urology community.
With more than 24,000 members worldwide, the AUA remains committed to standing against all forms of hatred, violence and racial discrimination. This holds true in the actions we take and in the words we speak.