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Children's Medical Grants Now Available in Wisconsin from the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered,...
Act FAST in cases of stroke
Do you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease or diabetes? Do you smoke? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re at risk for stroke. Each year...
Metabolic Syndrome — When the Sum is Greater than the ‘Parts’
Everyone knows that keeping their weight under control is important to good health, but now the “location” of fat on a person’s frame, along with other factors, matters too. Physicians...
Aurora Health Care honored with American Heart Association / American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Quality Achievement Awards
Aurora Health Care has been recognized for its commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care to stroke and heart failure patients with Get With The Guidelines®– Quality...
Camp Scholarships Available for Children Affected by Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter’s Camp Scholarship Program helps children attend the summer camp of their choice. Applications are being accepted for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter Camp Scholarship Program,...
Be your own advocate during a hospital stay
Today, most patients are more informed and more actively involved in their medical care than ever before. This is a positive trend. Physicians like myself want to encourage patients to...
Petri Bill Would Correct Pension Inequity
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Representative Tom Petri (R-WI), a senior member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, introduced bipartisan legislation to correct an inequity in the way survivor...
Opus Foundation awards more than $200,000 to Milwaukee-area organizations
The Milwaukee office of The Opus Group and the Opus Foundation today announced grants of more than $200,000 to support 14 southeastern Wisconsin non-profit organizations. “Community stewardship has been a priority...
Heritage Scrapbook Class
Have you ever wanted to create a special scrapbook page about your family history but don't know where to start or need some inspiration? Then this class is for...
Friends of the Whitefish Bay Writing Contest
Friends of the Whitefish Bay Library invite you to submit entries for our first Writing Contest. Categories include short story (1000 words or less) and poetry (200 words or...
Ebook and Ereader Classes
Did you receive an eReader for the holidays? The Whitefish Bay Public Library is holding classes on downloading ebooks from the library to your Kindle, Nook, iPad or other device. Classes...
Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home Recognized as a National Treasure
Designation comes as local preservation and veterans’ organizations begin new initiatives to raise awareness of the Soldiers Home The cluster of historic buildings known as the “Soldiers Home” located on the...
Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home Recognized as a National Treasure
Designation comes as local preservation and veterans’ organizations begin new initiatives to raise awareness of the Soldiers Home The cluster of historic buildings known as the “Soldiers Home” located on the...
Hearing Well is Key to Living Well
Hearing loss is currently the third most common chronic condition among older Americans, yet it is underdiagnosed, and treatment is often expensive. The problem could become even more pronounced during the...
Local YWCA Announces New Regional Focus, Expansion of Service Area
LOCAL YWCA ANNOUNCES NEW REGIONAL FOCUS, EXPANSION OF SERVICE AREA YWCA Greater Milwaukee Becomes YWCA Southeast Wisconsin, Expands Services to Racine MILWAUKEE – The YWCA Greater Milwaukee announced that effective today, it will...
Vigilant screening leads the fight against breast cancer
By Gwenn Pavlovitz, M.D. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month – a great time to review information about the disease and support efforts to fund related research and treatments –...
Brown Deer Loses an Icon
Although he may have resided in Merton for the last 36 years, Jim Matusek was also a ‘fixture’ here in the Village of Brown Deer. Sadly Jim passed away unexpectedly...
Wisconsin Artisans Travel with their Art to Chelsea London early October.
Wisconsin Artisans Travel with their Art to Chelsea London early October. October is here and the leaves are changing. With it comes a trip to London for an exhibition that will...
Milwaukee VAMC Commences Repairs on Historic “Soldiers Home” Building
Construction crews begin work to save one of America’s most endangered historic places Milwaukee (September 20, 2012) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance announced...
Milwaukee VAMC Commences Repairs on Historic “Soldiers Home” Building
Construction crews begin work to save one of America’s most endangered historic places Milwaukee (September 20, 2012) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance announced...
