Over the past few months, our team at the Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department, has been navigating a wave of new information from federal public health agencies. Sometimes that guidance doesn’t quite line up with what we hear from the state, and we know that can cause confusion or debate.

A physician with ThedaCare is shining the spotlight on sepsis and the role early recognition may play in keeping people healthy and safe.

Sepsis is the body’s overwhelming reaction to an existing infection. It can cascade into life-threatening symptoms, including tissue and organ damage that may lead to death, said Dr. Melanie Rohloff, family medicine physician.

Wisconsin’s wolf population has rebounded from extinction to an undeniable conservation success. Lately, it feels more like a horror story than a success story.

What began as a program for the neediest Americans, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, has exploded to serve one in every eight Americans.