Health Headlines
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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.
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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.
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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.
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posted December 29, 2022
Earlier in December, the Biden administration again made free COVID-19 tests available to the public.
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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.
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posted December 9, 2022
City of Madison officials held a briefing Thursday where they discussed public safety in the community.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.