Health Care

The Centers for Transfusion and Transplant Medicine, an alliance of medical organizations that includes Milwaukee-based BloodCenter of Wisconsin, is rebranding with a new name and logo while also broadening its areas of expertise.

The Centers for Transfusion and Transplant Medicine, an alliance of medical organizations that includes Milwaukee-based BloodCenter of Wisconsin, is rebranding with a new name and logo while also broadening its areas of expertise.

“The health care industry is totally reshaping itself. There’s a premium on innovation.”~Rob Reilly, chief marketing officer for GE...

The dog flu virus has infected more than 1,000 dogs in the last month and is responsible for six dog deaths in Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana, according to reports.

The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a five-year, $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences to investigate the mechanisms responsible for the susceptibility of diabetic hearts to cardiac injury.

Robert Hanson has been appointed chief operating officer of Minneapolis-based Health Dimensions Group. Hanson was previously the area vice...

Former Harley-Davidson chief executive officer and president James Ziemer and his wife, Yvonne, have donated $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing. Intended to strengthen UWM’s ability to fill a growing nursing shortage in Wisconsin, the gift will fund a clinical simulation center on the university’s Kenwood Campus, which is home to Wisconsin’s largest nursing program.

Strengthening communication between caregivers and patients should be a top priority for reducing health care costs and improving patient experience, according to a new poll of U.S. health care quality improvement professionals conducted by Milwaukee-based ASQ.

Well City Milwaukee has earned Milwaukee its second Well City USA Award, making it the only city in the nation to receive the designation from the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) twice.

According to a nationwide survey conducted by New York-based Lambda Legal, primary care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations may be compromised by gaps in care that negatively impact clinical quality and health outcomes.