Health Care

Brookfield-headquartered Community Care Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to coordinating medical and long-term care for the elderly and adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, welcomes five new members to its 17-person board of directors.

Each year, nearly 130,000 people in the United States die from strokes, with many of them from intracerebral hemorrhages. In an effort to combat that, Aurora Health Care’s Aurora Research Institute has launched a multicenter research study to assess the outcomes of a unique, minimally invasive surgical approach to safely remove clots in study subjects with intracerebral hemorrhage in deep areas of the brain.

GE Healthcare has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of its Discovery IQ PET/CT system, a device that will help physicians detect smaller lesions and determine whether the patient is responding to current treatment. PET/CT is a new imaging tool that combines two scan techniques – a PET scan and a CT scan - in one exam.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Eastern Wisconsin will officially open its expanded facility during a ribbon cutting event today.

BizTimes Media is accepting nominations for itsHealth Care Heroes Awards, which honor individuals and organizations that are making a significant impact on the quality of health care in our area.

You've likely seen news reports about a virus that is sending children to the hospital with severe respiratory illness, and worried about what you can do to protect your family. Here's what you need to know.

Wisconsin hospitals invested more than $176 million in 2013 to support training for physicians, nurses and other health care and allied professionals, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association's annual hospital community benefit survey.

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services is projecting an increase of $760 million for Medicaid over the next two years, according to the department's 2015-17 biennial budget request released earlier this week.

Columbia St. Mary's Smart Smiles initiative has been awarded $75,000 from Seal-A-Smile, the state's largest school-based oral health program.

Dr. Raj Rao, professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been appointed chairperson of the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.