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A kit with condoms, emergency contraception and pregnancy tests is the latest effort by reproductive rights advocates in Wisconsin to educate people on pregnancy prevention as the country awaits a decision on Roe v. Wade.

The United Community Center in Milwaukee has the state’s only memory clinic centered around diagnosing and providing care for Latinos with dementia, and those services will soon be expanding.

Carla Echeveste is working to bridge the gap between communities of color and the healthcare system. Echeveste is a research program coordinator at All of Us, where she is helping lead outreach to recruit participants from diverse background.

To address the unique healthcare needs of people living with HIV, Vivent Health has developed the HIV Medical Home care model. It encompasses medical, dental, mental healthcare, and even legal aid and rent assistance — all in one place.

The right to abortion in the U.S. has faced a lot of recent challenges. But for the first time in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up a case that will directly challenge the ruling in its landmark case on abortion: Roe V. Wade. At the same time, the court has taken up another case on abortion rights, which could directly challenge how we exercise any constitutional right in the U.S.

The increased competition for employees has caused nurse shortages, in addition to fewer people entering the nursing field and nurses quitting or retiring. Nurses who remain in the field are working even harder to keep hospitals running.

With COVID-19 on the decline in much of the U.S., though Wisconsin is seeing a slight uptick, some health officials want to make plans to tackle a major longtime issue — racial disparities in health care.

At Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, mental health professionals saw an 80% increase in referrals for outpatient mental health treatment from December 2019 to December 2020.

Elizabeth Kosmach is an elementary teacher in Milwaukee who was diagnosed with Lupus when she was in college.

Only 25% of African Americans in Milwaukee are registered organ, tissue and eye donors, but in Wisconsin more than 2,000 people are currently on the transplant list, and 400 of them are Black.