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  • Madison clinic works to keep COVID-19 vaccination accessible

    posted January 17, 2023

    Monday marked one year since the highest single-day total for new COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, and while fewer people are getting sick this year, doctors say it's still a good idea to get vaccinated against the virus. 

  • UW-Health: Number of overdose cases seen in emergency departments remains large

    posted January 9, 2023

    In the Dane County area, Public Health Madison & Dane County provides naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdose, and education to help people prevent overdose.

  • Animal control frees coyote stuck in Dane Co. basement

    posted December 29, 2022

    Two Dane Co. animal services officers are being credited with helping a scared coyote escape the basement of a home that was still being built.

  • How the cold can impact rapid COVID-19 tests

    posted December 29, 2022

    Earlier in December, the Biden administration again made free COVID-19 tests available to the public. 

  • ‘A perfect storm’: Flu, respiratory viruses put strain on Madison hospitals

    posted December 14, 2022

    Respiratory viruses are spreading rapidly across the country and state, and Madison hospitals are feeling the strain and fighting to stay below capacity limits.

  • City of Madison leaders discuss public safety, community initiatives

    posted December 9, 2022

    City of Madison officials held a briefing Thursday where they discussed public safety in the community.

  • Madison community reacts to State St. shooting

    posted December 7, 2022

    Cindy Grady, the violence prevention supervisor at Public Health Madison and Dane County, said community engagement is one of the best ways to keep the community safe for everyone. 

  • Health department looking for dogs who bit someone on the Ice Age Trail

    posted December 7, 2022

    Public Health Madison and Dane County is looking for information about two dogs that bit someone at about 3:40 p.m. Sunday on the Ice Age Trail near Highway D in the town of Montrose.

  • CARES team responds to 935 calls in first year; only 3% referred to police

    posted November 30, 2022

    A new emergency response team aimed at reducing police contact with people in mental health crisis has reported its first year of results, and the city will host a public meeting to gather community input.

  • Health officials warn rat population 'exploding' in one east Madison neighborhood

    posted November 2, 2022

    Residents in Madison's Emerson East neighborhood are currently facing a big problem no one ever wants to deal with — rats.

  • Free breast cancer screenings available for people with limited income, insurance

    posted October 19, 2022

    October is breast cancer awareness month and Public Health Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) is urging that people take the month as a reminder to get screened.

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