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More than 2,000 remains, first buried at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery more than a century ago, await identification and reburial.
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Dr. Mary Beth Graham, an infectious disease physician at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses the waves of contagions and spiking levels of hospitalizations this season compared to recent years.
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Dr. Michael Green explains how medically themed comics can help educate students and allow physicians to understand their patients' ailments.
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Mark Roesler just retired as an embryologist from the Reproductive Medicine Center at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin. He shares his experiences being a part of the developing field over the past 40 years.
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When Roe vs. Wade was overturned, most abortions became illegal in Wisconsin. The 1849 law only allows abortions to save the pregnant person's life. Since the decision, more men are choosing to go under the knife to prevent pregnancy—seeking a vasectomy, and doctors notice that patients are younger.
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Alcohol plays a big role in Wisconsin culture, but that relationship with alcohol can be unhealthy. The state has the highest rate of binge drinking in the nation, including 7 of the top 10 drunkest metropolitan areas. But there are efforts to change that and improve the health and quality of life of communities throughout the state.
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A program called MEDAL, which stands for medicine, engineering, dentistry, architecture and law is a partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin, MSOE, Marquette Dental School, MATC and Marquette Law School. Judge Mosley joins Lake Effect, along with Stephanie Nikolay, the director of admissions and recruitment at Marquette University Law School to share more about the work they are doing.
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Dr. Leonard Egede, the inaugural Milwaukee community chair in health equity research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses his research on how social determinants can impact people’s health.
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Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld of the Medical College of Wisconsin talks about health care needs after the overtuning of Roe v. Wade.
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For many LGBTQ couples like Jake and Nick, the path to parenthood is different compared to heterosexual parents. To help start their family, Jake’s best friend volunteered to be their gestational carrier, and the three of them worked with Dr. Kate Schoyer, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist at Froedtert, to bring their daughter Eleanor into their world.