If you were hoping to do some apple-picking this fall, the good news is that orchards across the state are going to continue to welcome customers as long as social distancing guidelines are met. Today on “What’s the Word,” Adam Schuster tells us a little bit about the history of the apple in the U.S., […]
New Rehabilitation Center Opens as Opioid Epidemic Rises in 2020
Monarch Health Addiction Recovery Clinics is opening its first location on East Washington Avenue in downtown Madison next week. The family medical clinic will provide treatments to fight opioid addiction as well as counseling, lab testing, and pharmacy services for patients. The clinic will be owned and run by two emergency medicine specialists: Dr. Mike […]
Elections Commission Upholds Barring of Election Deputies from Nursing...
Back in March, the Wisconsin Elections Commission barred election deputies from entering nursing homes to help residents cast absentee ballots, citing concerns of spreading Covid-19 to the elderly and disabled. That decision will carry through to the November election. During a meeting of the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission yesterday, Republican Commissioner Dean Knudson stood by […]
Supporting Mental Health and Well-Being During COVID
There’s been a drastic uptick in reported stress, anxiety, and depression since the start of the pandemic. Today on the show, we discuss what it means to support our mental health and well-being during this time of upheaval with mental healthcare professionals Lisa Baker and Myra McNair. It’s an hour of “real talk” about the […]
University Switches Online, Quarantines Dorms as Covid-19 Cases Rise
Since the reopening of campus last week, Covid-19 cases have spiked at UW-Madison. 772 students have tested positive since classes began last week. Today, Public Health Madison Dane County reported 456 new cases of coronavirus, a majority of which are preliminary believed to be linked to UW-Madison students and staff. In an attempt to control […]
County Executive urges UW-Madison to send students home or invest in m...
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is asking UW-Madison administrators to consider sending students home for the fall semester or increasing the campus’ staffing to counter COVID-19. The request comes after the University reported a spike in COVID-19 cases this weekend. According to Public Health Madison Dane County, since September 1st, more than nine hundred people […]
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