Health

Where and when to look for the green comet before it disappears for another 50,000 years

Doctors at ThedaCare say strep “A” is very contagious, and they’re also seeing a surge throughout our area, mostly in kids ages 5 to 15.

An environmental report released Tuesday is of particular interest to local anglers and Wisconsin’s fish fry culture.

Damar Hamlin's collapse on the football field sparked action in the Packers organization.

The statewide annual assessment shows areas of improvement and decline.

Here's some food for thought as you plan your Super Bowl watch parties

Fond du Lac is the latest community in Wisconsin to start a program to combat opioid overdoses.

The state health department says 1,731,064 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began -- or 29.4% of the population.

Basketball was the main event with Preble hosting Bay Port, but it wasn’t the main attraction. The fight against cancer was.

If someone collapses, the most important thing to do is call 911 and start chest compressions. This will help push the oxygenated blood already in the body to important organs, like the brain, heart and lungs.

Doctors say there’s a take-home message here: Time matters when there’s a cardiac arrest, and they hope it underscores the importance of knowing CPR.

There was a lot of interest in our report last week on cadmium and lead found in top-brand chocolates. Plus, debating scientists choose their hill to dye on.

In the New Year, some people may be ready for an alcohol detox and take part in what’s called ‘Dry January,’ which means not consuming alcohol during the month. Unfortunately, if someone has a real drinking problem or an addiction to drinking, not drinking for a month is not enough.

DHS reported nearly 9,000 positive cases for the week ending in Dec. 17.

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) shared the top names in Green Bay and Sheboygan.

Ava Schmidt died Wednesday. She was a freshman at Bay Port High School.

A Tamiflu shortage is impacting the number of prescriptions available for Wisconsinites experiencing the flu.

Johnson’s Sausage Shoppe in Rio is recalling nine packaged meat products sold at stores and farmers’ markets in Wisconsin.

A local doctor says the state health department's surveillance report on respiratory diseases may not tell the full story.

At least three small, community-based hospitals are planned in Northeast Wisconsin.

A new health risk survey shows that more than half of Wisconsin high school seniors questioned in the fall of 2021 reported having significant problems with feeling very anxious, nervous, tense, scared or like something bad was going to happen

Antibiotic resistance is a growing world health crisis that could turn simple infections into deadly ones.

“The best gift we can give this holiday season is really giving our loved ones the protection by getting vaccinated."

Have people become numb to health warnings over the last few years?

Bellin and Gundersen want patients to know that, while the companies are going down a new route, they shouldn’t worry about changes in their current care.

UW Health says flu cases quadrupled in the first three weeks of November.

One act of kindness can go a long way.

The holidays aren't a time of joy for everyone.

The American Cancer Society says pancreatic cancer still has one of the lowest survival rates due to its aggressiveness and the difficulty of early detection.

Wisconsin has one of the highest rates of blastomycosis, a respiratory illness, in the nation because of a fungus found throughout Wisconsin's great outdoors.