Health Care

IBM's latest challenge project, Watson, astounded millions of Jeopardy! game show fans earlier this year when it defeated two of the show's most successful players. Now, one of the nation's largest health benefits companies, Indianapolis-based Wellpoint Inc., has licensed the technology from IBM for its first commercial applications within the country's health care system.

New regulations issued in August, part of the federal health care reform law, will require employers' health benefits plans to cover several women's preventive care services – including contraception – for health plans starting next year.

While the debate between private sector and government control will rage on in Washington, D.C., the marketplace and its consumers will be most impacted by increasing costs and, in some cases, reduced access.

When we discuss protecting our eyes at work, we often think of the workers who are exposed to debris, chemicals, wood chips, metal fragments, etc. These individuals require specific eye protection, such as safety glasses or goggles, to keep their eyes safe from injury while on the job.

Construction on the new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health is scheduled to begin in a few months. While changes to the university's budget may slow the intended growth of the new school, UWM officials are excited to move forward on the initiative.

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On March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC) was signed into law, followed by the...

Many opponents of government reform of the nation's health care system say health care should become more consumer-driven to...

Cheryl and her husband. Tom Berg, started Berg Construction Inc. in 1988. Tom grew up in Mukwonago, and according...