Milwaukee’s MORI outreach reached hundreds in 2024; the fire department credits the program with helping push fatal overdoses down while warning gaps remain.

Froedtert & MCW opened Wisconsin’s first proton therapy clinic on March 27, 2026, bringing a compact MEVION system to Wauwatosa that treats adults and children closer to home.

Photos show crews halfway through a $10M conversion of St. Francis into a regional behavioral‑health hub. Local reporting highlights how services will be centralized.

Ascension Wisconsin CEO Daniel Jackson will step down on April 17, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The move arrives amid service realignments and insurer negotiations.

St. Norbert College cheered Medical College of Wisconsin graduates on Match Day while ThedaCare filled its first residency slots and announced on-campus housing for trainees.

Gov. Tony Evers signed "Gail’s Law" Thursday, requiring insurers and BadgerCare to cover supplemental breast screenings for dense‑breast and high‑risk patients. Advocates say it removes a costly barrier to MRIs and ultrasounds.

A March blizzard paused Versiti donor centers and canceled drives, leaving the blood bank short roughly 400 donors. O‑type and platelet donations are especially critical as centers reopen.

Wisconsin has begun rule‑making to add Krabbe disease to its newborn screening panel; officials say lab setup and follow‑up could delay testing for up to two years. Advocates say the change could catch the rare, fast‑moving disorder in time for lifesaving treatment.

Public Health Madison & Dane County says an out‑of‑state traveler with measles stayed at the Holiday Inn Express on Feb. 6; officials are contacting known contacts and advising quarantine for unvaccinated people.

State health officials confirmed a measles case linked to a traveler through Milwaukee Mitchell Airport and picked up the virus in Walworth County wastewater.

Red Oak Counseling told patients its downtown Milwaukee and Elm Grove clinics will close on February 25, 2026, leaving people — especially those on Spravato — racing to secure new care.

A second case of measles in 2023 has been confirmed in Dane County, Wisconsin, unrelated to the earlier Waukesha County case. Health officials are contacting those exposed and urging vaccinations.

A UW 6Madison student tested positive for measles; officials have listed campus exposure windows and urge people to check vaccination status.