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Simple steps beforehand can aid the healing process after surgery
By Hsieng Su, M.D. Getting ready for ready surgery can raise anxiety and lead to questions about the healing process. However, there are several easy ways to ensure a good surgical...
Children's Medical Grants Now Available in Wisconsin from the UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation
The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) is seeking grant applications from families in need of financial assistance to help pay for their child’s health care treatments, services or equipment not covered,...
Introduce a New Member Into Your Family & Culture This Summer By Hosting a Student From Spain
By hosting you and your family can create lifelong,international friendships from the comfort of your own home!It is a great way to learn more about the world while practicing the...
We can wait no longer for county reform
There's been some interesting debate recently around the proposal of Assembly Bill 85 by Rep. Joe Sanfelippo (R-West Allis) to reduce the pay and clarify the scope of the Milwaukee...
Spring into Action Week. Support WUWM April 22-26, 2013
Show your support for the quality programming you enjoy and expect from WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee Public Radio – your NPR station. Support from members make WUWM programming possible--the...
Conversations About Breast Health Can Save Lives
I’m no stranger to breast cancer. My mother and aunt both lost their fights with breast cancer … within a month of each other. And, seven months later, at age...
Aurora Health Care honored with American Heart Association / American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Quality Achievement Awards
Aurora Health Care has been recognized for its commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care to stroke and heart failure patients with Get With The Guidelines®– Quality...
Camp Scholarships Available for Children Affected by Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter’s Camp Scholarship Program helps children attend the summer camp of their choice. Applications are being accepted for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter Camp Scholarship Program,...
Make A Difference for Yourself and Make-A-Wish Wisconsin by Joining Snap Fitness in March
Snap Fitness is partnering with local communities to launch its Make-A-Difference Campaign throughout the entire month of March 2013 supporting Make-A-Wish Wisconsin. By simply joining one of the participating local...
Aiello - Christel Engagement
Amanda Aiello and Andrew Christel, both of Jacksonport, are engaged to be married on April 6 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sturgeon Bay. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Victor...
Local Eye MDs provide tips to steer safely through winter’s dark & snow
Most people dislike driving at night, and the reason is simple—you can't see as far or as well as you can during the day. Darkness makes driving a challenge; snow...
Longtime Glaucoma Patient in a League of Her Own
At age 94, Marjorie Peters is as full of spunk as she was as a sports trailblazer in the first female professional baseball league during World War II. Peters played from...
Wanted: Most Loyal Fast Park Fan for Free Airport Parking in 2013
Offsite airport parking company, Fast Park (located in 12 U.S. markets), wants to reward its most loyal customer with a free private and personalized parking space through 2013 which includes...
Opus Foundation awards more than $200,000 to Milwaukee-area organizations
The Milwaukee office of The Opus Group and the Opus Foundation today announced grants of more than $200,000 to support 14 southeastern Wisconsin non-profit organizations. “Community stewardship has been a priority...
How to Bring Characters to Life
A "Best of Shut Up & Write!" workshop. Wed. Feb 6, 6:30-9pm, $45 (snow date Feb 20) Characters are at the heart of writing. Whether people or parrots, real or imagined, alive or...
Wauwatosa Woman's Club donates to Kyle's Korner
On January 10th The Wauwatosa Woman’s Club (WWC) President Doreen Horak presented a monetary donation and “wish list” supplies to Kyle’s Korner’s Director of Programs and Services, Linda Linscott. Linscott...
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month: Local Eye Care Specialists explain risks and treatment options for glaucoma
Glaucoma is a condition in which fluid pressure in the eye is too high for the health of the optic nerve. Left untreated, it first causes loss of side vision...
Assurant Health announces $230,000 in grants to 7 local agencies
Assurant Health, through the Assurant Foundation, today announces grants totaling $230,000 to seven local agencies that address hunger, homelessness, and health and wellness for children. "Assurant Health is very pleased to...
Milwaukee VA Soldiers Home Recognized as a National Treasure
Designation comes as local preservation and veterans’ organizations begin new initiatives to raise awareness of the Soldiers Home The cluster of historic buildings known as the “Soldiers Home” located on the...
Milwaukee Girl Scout receives Girl Scouts of the USA National Lifesaving Award for heroic efforts to save grandmother's life
In recognition of heroic efforts that resulted in saving her grandmother’s life, Arianna Marie Carella, 12, of Milwaukee, a Girl Scout Cadette and seventh-grader at St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, received...
