A new device designed by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers may alleviate symptoms of severe acid reflux in patients while they sleep.
A unique partnership is working to build the capacity of Wisconsin’s American Indian communities to improve cancer prevention and the health and quality of life of cancer patients and survivors.
Feb 21 - The Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Reproductive Medicine Center is on the move. The center which is currently located currently located on the 5th floor of the Pavilion building will be moving to the Community Memorial Medical Commons (CMMC) in Menomonee Falls.
Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin collaborate on cardiovascular research to address many pressing disorders of the blood and vascular system.
Columbia St. Mary’s, the Medical College and community advocates have joined forces to develop the Community-Based Chronic Disease Management Clinics that bring preventive health care to at-risk people in locations they are already frequenting, such as food pantries and churches. Clients have regular access to monitoring of blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels; medications; and education on healthy eating and exercise; all at no charge.
Carol Williams, PhD, MCW professor of pharmacology and toxicology, shares the latest research being done at the Medical College to combat breast cancer and other forms of cancer. Wauwatosa Patch
Oct. 17 - Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin to study new imaging systems to identify prostate cancer.
Oct. 17 - Jay Sandlow, MD, Vice Chairman and Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), is editor of Microsurgery for Fertility Specialists: A Practical Text, a recently published textbook for physicians who specialize in the surgical treatment of male infertility and andrology (male reproductive health). Dr. Sandlow practices at Froedtert Hospital and also is the director of the male infertility and andrology fellowship program in MCW’s Department of Urology.
The 99th annual commencement took place on May 18 at the Milwaukee Theatre, at which the Medical College of Wisconsin and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded 202 MD, 38 PhD, 27 MS, 4 MA, and 18 Master of Public Health degrees, as well as bestowed numerous honors.
May 30 - The 2012 WBCS, Inc. Showhouse for a Cure features a beautiful home in Milwaukee’s North Point Historic District. The Vogel Mansion was built in 1905 and features formal gardens and a pool, a 20-room interior that is exquisitely enhanced by carved woodwork and decorative ironwork, a formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, and the private art collection of the homeowner. Located across from Villa Terrace, the home will be open to the public Saturday, June 2, through Sunday, June 17. This year’s house has been made available by businessman Andy Nunemaker.