Health Care
Dohmen named among nation’s healthiest companies
Chicago-based Interactive Health announced the 2013 winners of its annual “Healthiest Companies in America” award
Menomonee Falls-based Dohmen Life Science Services is one of the 68 companies named.
Menomonee Falls-based Dohmen Life Science Services is one of the 68 companies named.
Medical College receives research grant for neurodegenerative disease
The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a three-year, $740,000 grant funding research on neurodegenerative disease.
The grant comes from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and the research will investigate “how neurons clear toxic proteins involved in neurodegenerative disease,” MCW said in a press release.
The grant comes from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and the research will investigate “how neurons clear toxic proteins involved in neurodegenerative disease,” MCW said in a press release.
GE Healthcare gains FDA approval for new imaging system
GE Healthcare, which has its North American headquarters in Wauwatosa, today announced it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA)clearance for its Discovery IGS 740, a rail-free mobile angiography system.
Report: Wisconsin’s health care system again ranks in top 10
The Commonwealth Fund today released its “Scorecard on State Health System Performance,” ranking Wisconsin seventh in the nation.
New seed fund to benefit medical research
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has awarded $140,000 to new nonprofit corporation Bridge to Cures Inc. to establish a seed fund to benefit medical research in southeastern Wisconsin.
DHS yet to name new Medicaid Director
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has not yet named a replacement for Brett Davis, who resigned as the state's Medicaid Director in March.
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MSOE to host free health fair
The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is holding its annual Health and Wellness Fair on Thursday, May 1, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the MSOE Kern Center, 1245 N. Broadway.
Wheaton installs ‘germ-zapping robots’ at two hospitals
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare has installed two Xenex “germ-zapping robots” used to eliminate microorganisms that can cause hospital acquired infections, the health system announced.
Health care and fitness facility planned at Drexel Town Square
A health care and fitness facility, similar to a facility occupied by Wisconsin Athletic Club and Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin that opened in Menomonee Falls earlier this year, is planned for the mixed-use Drexel Town Square development in Oak Creek, according to several sources.
Froedtert to provide wellness services for Milwaukee County workers
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Workforce Health, a provider of wellness programming and health care services for employers, today announced it has been awarded three-year contract to provide wellness services for Milwaukee County employees.
