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UW Health Recognizes Excellence with Physician Awards

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - It's awards season, and UW Health leaders recently gathered to celebrate the winners of its annual Physician Excellence Awards. It was the third year the peer-nominated awards have been given. Outstanding physicians in ...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Awful Migraines Can Be Managed

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - UW Health Family Medicine physician Jacqueline Gerhart writes a column that appears Tuesdays on madison.com and in the Wisconsin State Journal. Columns are re-published here with permission. Dear Dr. Ger...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Should I Be Worried About Low Testosterone?

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Don't Let Poison Hazards Ruin Your Fun in the Sun

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

MADISON - From sunscreen to snakebites, from poison ivy to pesticides, and from mosquitos to wild mushrooms, common summer poison hazards can cause fun in the sun to take a dangerous turn. When people spend more time outdoors, there are simply m...

Poison Primer: UW Health Children's Program Tackles Household Dangers

Sat, 12 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

MADISON - Amid the colorful bustle of a classroom full of fidgeting children, finger paintings of rainbows, and construction paper frogs dangling from the ceiling, 5-year-old Elizabeth is thinking hard about what to do with the picture of red pills s...

Tips for Managing Your Seasonal Allergies

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - For the more than 35 million Americans who have allergies it sometimes seems as if there are only two seasons – allergy season and winter (unless you have allergies to dust and mold and then it’s just all year long).&...

Finding and Keeping Your Motivation

Wed, 9 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - Whether it's losing weight, taking control of our finances, or even pledging to eat more vegetables, often our best intentions go the way of New Year's Resolutions – after a few unsuccessful days, they're given up with a sm...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Should My Son Discontinue Nicotine Patch?

Tue, 8 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Tragic Theater: Alcohol, Drugs and Driving at Middleton High School

Mon, 7 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Middleton, Wisconsin - Lori Zander wants Middleton High School students to remember an evening she can never forget. "On September 27, 2009, I got a phone call no parent wants to get," she said while addressing the sophomore class at Middleton H...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Why Do Some People Sweat More Than Others?

Tue, 1 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Fundraisers Don't Always Target Deadliest Diseases

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

UW Health Doctors, Nurses Offer Free Oral Cancer Checks April 25

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - On April 25, don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. That's when UW Health doctors, nurses and staff will volunteer their time to provide free screenings for oral and throat cancers. The screenings, which typic...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Doctors Assess Criteria Before Testing For Strep

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

UW Health Emergency Medicine Physician Named Director of the Year

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - Dr. Azita Hamedani, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics emergency department medical director, has been named the Outstanding Emergency Department Director of the Year. "Dr. Hamedani is an incredible leader and...

UW Health Digestive Health Clinic Set to Open April 2013

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - The new UW Health Digestive Health Center on Madison's west side will offer patients a more efficient and coordinated experience when it opens in April 2013. Construction is underway on the 67,000-square-foot outpatien...

UW Health Donates Computer Monitors to Madison Schools

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - Information technology changes fast in health care, and for a national leader like UW Health that means equipment must be continually upgraded to stay ahead of the curve. That’s good news for the Madison Metropoli...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Proper Supplements Can Be Beneficial

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

UW Health Announces New Head of Cardiovascular Medicine

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - Dr. Mohamed H. Hamdan will join the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as head of the division of cardiovascular medicine, effective July 1, 2012. Hamdan is an internationally recognized expert...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Many With Herpes Show No Symptoms

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

UW Hospital and Clinics Named to "Best Companies for Hourly Workers"

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics has been named for the third year in a row to Working Mother magazine's list of "Best Companies for Hourly Workers." The hospital is one of only 12 companies in the U.S...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Why Does A Healthy Child Need To See Doctor Every Year?

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT

UW Health Vascular Surgeons First in Wisconsin to Implant New Femoral Artery

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - Vascular surgeons from UW Health's Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Care group implanted a recently-approved femoral artery stent into a patient who had developed a severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD). It was the firs...

UW Hospital Gets the BUGG: TLC Participates in Infection Prevention Study

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Madison, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics is one of 20 academic medical centers nationwide participating in a study to determine if using gowns and gloves by health care workers for all patient care in the Trauma and Life...

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: What You Need To Know About Pap Smear Guidelines

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT

Dr. Jacqueline Gerhart: Fiber, Hydration Are Key For Regular Trips To Bathroom

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 CDT