Recent News
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Multi-Agency Collaboration Updates Sex Trafficking Report
The Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission, the Medical College of Wisconsin Institute for Health and Equity, Rethink Resources, Milwaukee Sexual Assault Review, and Milwaukee Police Department – Sensitive Crimes Division released a report estimating the magnitude of sex trafficking in Milwaukee.
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Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Members Receive Health Care Heroes, Lifetime Achievement Honors from BizTimes
This year, three faculty members of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) were named Heroes, and one earned the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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FDA provides clearance for MR-Linac; Froedtert & MCW, MD Anderson will be first in U.S. to treat patients
The first patients in the U.S. to be treated using this highly precise radiation therapy will be treated at the Froedtert & MCW Clinical Cancer Center at Froedtert Hospital and M.D. Anderson in Texas.
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Medical College of Wisconsin and Greater Milwaukee Foundation Pursue New Community-based Partnership
The collaboration will enable MCW and the Foundation to join forces, share expertise, and accelerate investment to better serve the people of Milwaukee.
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Dr. Brian Stemper’s latest study links repeated hits to the head to concussions in football players
Whether a big hit causes a concussion in football players may depend on the number and severity of low-grade head impacts they sustain in the hours, days, weeks and months leading up to the concussion, according to a study by Brian Stemper, PhD, associate professor in the department of neurosurgery.
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Oral Medication Improves Survival Outcomes for Ovarian Cancer Patients, Study Reports
Women with ovarian cancer who were treated with the oral PARP inhibitor olaparib experienced longer progression-free survival, according to an international study presented at the European Society for Medical Oncologists in Munich last month and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Logan University establishes preceptorship program with Medical College of Wisconsin
The goal of the preceptorship program is to enhance patient care, education and research opportunities for both institutions.
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MCW to co-lead national study to examine 20-year neurologic health outcomes in former NFL players
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) will co-lead a study on potential long-term neurologic health consequences of concussions and sub-concussive injuries sustained by former NFL players.
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Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Named Chair-elect of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges
Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Provost and Executive Vice President of the Medical College of Wisconsin, has been named chair-elect of the board of directors of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
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Peer Outreach Program Aims to Save Lives by Engaging More Veterans in Mental Health Services
A new veteran outreach program in the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine in collaboration with the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Medical Center aims to save lives by locating veterans in need and engaging them in VA health services.