Wisconsin Health News

The growing financial strain of caregiving is hitting the pocketbooks of Wisconsinites and residents in their neighboring states harder than others. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

A majority of Wisconsinites support amending the state’s constitution to guarantee a right to access abortion. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

HealthX Ventures, a Madison-based venture capital firm, is supporting a New Jersey company that uses artificial intelligence to help people record, understand and share health information. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Jackson County is the latest Wisconsin county to see measles cases. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The number of kids receiving blood lead tests has increased, after declining during the COVID-19 pandemic and following a recommendation by the Department of Health Services that all kids get tested. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The Wisconsin State Building Commission last week signed off on a $61.2 million improvement project at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute in Oshkosh. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

An affiliate of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours will acquire @SurgeryPartners, a Tennessee-headquartered operator of surgical facilities, including sites in Wisconsin. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@AspirusHealth is shutting down its eight-bed hospice house in Woodruff and transitioning its care to homes, long-term care facilities and community settings. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The consortium behind Wisconsin’s push to position itself as a biohealth and precision medicine center is sharing what it’s doing and learning with other federally designated regional tech hubs. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The @uwsmph broke ground Friday on a $62 million project that aims to boost medical imaging and targeted treatments. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Measles cases this year in Wisconsin have topped 300. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

A committee for the Dane County Board of Supervisors voted last week to provide @journeymhc an additional $70,000 through the county’s 2027 budget. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Wisconsin’s hospital market has become more concentrated in recent years, largely due to ownership changes, according to a report from a free-market think tank at the University of Wisconsin. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

The Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative has secured financing to open a full-service hospital in Chippewa Falls next August. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Wisconsin’s gubernatorial candidates on Wednesday night sparred over what the other would do on abortion access if elected. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

.@Rogers_BH has acquired a Milwaukee-area outpatient behavioral health provider, its first acquisition in more than a decade. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Growing the state’s immigrant population could help address its caregiving crisis, say an advocacy group for Wisconsin kids and an immigration research think tank. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Richland County on Tuesday became the latest county to confirm a measles case linked to an outbreak in southwest Wisconsin that has reached 264 confirmed and probable cases. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Mid-State Technical College has opened a new oral health lab at its Wisconsin Rapids campus. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…

Growth in the state’s biohealth industry outpaces the national trend, according to a recent report released by @BioForward Wisconsin. wisconsinhealthnews.com/2026…