1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (356+ words) Wisconsin was just 1 of 2 states not to have extended such coverage to new moms Thousands of mothers in Wisconsin will now have access to postpartum Medicaid coverage after Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill extending the program from 60 days to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (490+ words) CDC advisory committee voted last week to end recommendation of a universal birth dose. But state health officials are directing Wisconsin doctors to carry on with the 30-year standard of care. Wisconsin health officials say all babies should be vaccinated…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (652+ words) Federal vaccine advisors voted to narrow who should receive the hep B vaccine at birth. But Wisconsin doctors say the shot has a long history of being safe, effective. Wisconsin health leaders worry changes to a federal recommendation to vaccinate…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (546+ words) 230K residents rely on food assistance in Milwaukee County Two federal judges ruled in separate cases Friday that the Trump administration must continue to pay for the FoodShare program during the government shut down. But Milwaukee County continues to brace for…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (874+ words) Doctors in the state discuss the pressure they feel when balancing patient lives with shifting abortion laws, guidelines When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022, the legal status of abortion was left up to individual states…...