Health News for Dunn County, WI

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Extension offering class on coping better

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DHS Confirms Additional Cases of Measles in Oconto County, Indicating Community Spread

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Stepping Stones asks for suds for seniors

FILE - A pharmacist holds a Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

US pediatricians' new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ from CDC advice

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Dunn County ADRC has a critical need for drivers

People leave flowers Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at a makeshift memorial in honor of David Rose, the officer who was killed in the shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

Most tires are made of synthetic rubber that sheds particles of microplastics over time. Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Moment via Getty Images

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

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Gov. Evers to Sign Bipartisan Bill Expanding Healthcare Service Access with New Licensure Opportunities for Nurses

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event where President Donald Trump will sign an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr.'s reasons for cutting mRNA vaccine not supported by evidence

Earl Lowrie has struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts throughout his life. He sees a therapist he found after calling the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) hotline and getting connected to the organization’s Chippewa Valley local affiliate in Wisconsin. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), older adults account for one in five of all deaths by suicide in Wisconsin. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

Older adults make up 1 in 5 suicides in Wisconsin. Here’s what can be done to fix that.

FILE - Damage from wildfires is seen in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023 . (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump listens at an event to promote his proposal to improve Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

FILE - A dairy cow is milked at a farm in Newcastle, Maine, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Raw milk sickens 21 people in Florida including 6 children

FILE - A dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is displayed at the Neighborcare Health clinics at Vashon Island High School in Vashon Island, Wash., on May 15, 2019.

Measles has made it to Wisconsin. Here’s what to know about the virus.

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New DHS Data Show School Year Vaccination Rates Held Steady for 2024-2025 School Year

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DHS Confirms First Cases of Measles in Wisconsin This Year

FILE - The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months

FILE - Florence Makumene holds HIV medication that she received through funding from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), along with her hospital records book, at her home in Harare, Zimbabwe, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli, File)

PEPFAR keeps millions of people with HIV alive and may be spared from Trump spending cuts

Resident Eugene Preslier, right, is accompanied by his private certified nursing aid Miriam Louis as he returns from a meal to his apartment in the independent living facility at the Toby and Leon Cooperman Sinai Residences, July 4, 2025, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown

FILE - Children run on the lawn at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., on April 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds

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