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Trump and GOP Drive Shutdown While Families Face Soaring Premiums

October 4, 2025

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent MAGA Republicans have shut down the government once again after lawmakers failed to strike a deal to keep the lights on, leaving hundreds of thousands of workers without pay and millions of Americans facing the possibility of losing affordable health care. At the center of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act, Affordable Health Care, Government Shutdowns, Stacy M. Brown

Sickle Cell Awareness Month Highlights Patient Struggles and Research Breakthroughs

September 27, 2025

By Karen Stokes September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and James Griffin has experienced firsthand the challenges of living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Diagnosed at age 2, Griffin endured severe pain, infections, surgeries, and countless hospitalizations during his childhood—often spending birthdays and holidays in a hospital bed. Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited condition […]

Popular Interests In This Article: James Griffin, Karen Stokes, Phillip A Doerfler, Sickle Cell Disease

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Recognizes September as Suicide Prevention Month

September 20, 2025

MILWAUKEE – On September 15, during a public health briefing at ThriveOn King, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley recognized September as Suicide Prevention Month in reaffirming the County’s commitment to breaking the stigma around mental health, expanding access to care, and supporting every resident’s well-being. National Suicide Prevention Month is recognized every September as a […]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Crowley, Suicide, Suicide Prevention

Mental Illness Linked to Higher Heart Disease Risk and Shorter Lives

September 6, 2025

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent A sweeping review published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe has drawn a direct line between mental health disorders and cardiovascular disease (CVD), showing that individuals living with psychiatric conditions face not only a higher risk of heart problems but also a shorter life expectancy. The […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Heart Disease, Mental Illness, Stacy M. Brown

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

A Dose of History

September 6, 2025

Say Something Real Florida Surgeon General Needs A History Lesson By Michelle Bryant I knew it was coming. The negative rhetoric surrounding vaccines has been building. Rolling across state legislatures, health agencies, and the U.S. Health and Human Services department, like a black cloud intended to obscure all daylight, the antivaxxers are gaining ground. Their […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Joseph Ladapo, Michelle Bryant, Onesimus, Say Something Real

How are Wisconsin’s Local Governments Spending Millions in Opioid Settlement Payouts?

August 2, 2025

Three years into disbursements, strategies vary — and so does transparency. Some governments submitted required reports only after a reporter asked. Others have yet to spend anything. By Addie Costello WPR and Wisconsin Watch This story was produced and originally published by WPR and Wisconsin Watch. Wisconsin and its local governments are expected to receive […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, Opiod Settlement Funds, Opiods, Opioid Addiction, Rick Schaefer

Inaugural Audaxity Bike Ride to Accelerate Cancer Research Set for August 17 at American Family Field

August 2, 2025

More than 800 participants and over 100 teams have committed the community-led fundraiser Milwaukee –The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center’s inaugural Audaxity bike ride is uniting researchers, cancer patients and survivors, doctors, families, and the entire community in a bold mission to end cancer. Set for Sunday, August 17, 2025, at American Family […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Audaxity Bike Ride, Fundraisers, Medical College of Wisconsin

You Have Your Mother’s Eyes and Your Father’s Heart Disease – Now What?

July 26, 2025

The American Heart Association says summertime family reunions are a good time to talk about your family health history and how it can play an important role in heart disease DALLAS, July 2025 — Research shows that as much as half of your risk for heart disease can come from your family genes. Experts from […]

Popular Interests In This Article: American Heart Association, Heart Disease, Heart Health, Stacey E. Rosen

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Support “At Promise” Students by Saving Tobacco Prevention and Control Programs

July 19, 2025

By Denise Pitchford As an educator, I have committed my life to serving high school-aged students at risk. We prefer to call them “at promise.” Given the support, encouragement, and resources they need these students are working to achieve the promise, hope, and dreams for a better future. My students are 16-21 in age who […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Denise Pitchford, Tobacco Prevention

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Preserving Abortion Access in Wisconsin

July 5, 2025

MADISON — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade three years ago—a decision that effectively forced Wisconsin to operate under a near-complete abortion ban, even in the cases of rape and incest, for over a year—the Wisconsin Supreme Court today released a decision protecting reproductive freedom and affirming Wisconsinites […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Abortion Access, Reproductive Freedom, Tony Evers, Wisconsin State Budget

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