The story of a Wisconsin same-sex couple's path to parenthood
From WUWM 98.7 — For many LGBTQ couples, the path to parenthood is different than for heterosexual parents. For Jake and Nick, they went to the Gestational Carrier Program, which is a part of the Froedtert & MCW Reproductive Medicine Center, to help start their family.
Neurology Live Peer Exchange: Managing MS in the COVID-19 Era
From neurologylive.com — Ahmed Z. Obeidat, MD, PhD, led a discussion with neurologists about managing multiple sclerosis (MS) using telemedicine during COVID-19.
Froedtert Health launches hiring events to fill 1,800 job openings
From TMJ 4 — Representatives for Froedtert & MCW health network said jobs that are in demand right now are medical assistants, licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, patient access service reps and clinic techs.
Milwaukee Strain for the Brain fundraiser for brain tumor research
From Fox 6 — Milwaukee's Strain for the Brain Run/Walk took place Sunday, June 5, honoring individuals living with a brain tumor, those who lost the fight and the many people who love them. "It’s bringing families and patients together to realize they are not alone in this battle," said Jennifer Connelly, MD, Froedtert & MCW neuro-oncologist.
Student pilot in Wauwatosa plane crash dies, donates four organs
From WISN 12 — Four lives were saved by organ donation. "With the pandemic, most centers are having a really difficult time finding organ donors for their very sick patients," said Veronica Loy, DO, transplant specialist with the Transplant Center at Froedtert Hospital. "It's such a tragedy, such a young lost life, but what a mature decision that this young man made that's life-changing for many people."
How to manage menopause
From WPR — Jenna Sarvaideo, DO, endocrinologist with the Froedtert & MCW Inclusion Health Clinic, spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Jill Nadeau on the Larry Meiller Show about menopause — a time of life for women when the amount of estrogen in the body decreases.
Milwaukee shootings strain Froedtert & MCW Trauma Center, staff
From Fox 6 — Terri deRoon-Cassini, MS, PhD; Libby Schroeder, MD; and Nick Jazdzewski, emergency department nurse, talked about working on the front lines to care for not only patients coming through our Emergency Department and Trauma Center doors every day, but also for their colleagues.
New FDA approved weight loss drug sees unprecedented demand
From TMJ 4 — A new prescription medication is dominating a weight loss market crowded with pills, powders, cleanses, juices, and more. Tammy Kindel, MD, PhD, director of the Froedtert & MCW Bariatric Surgery Program, explains more about this new FDA-approved drug for weight loss.
Doctors search for 'vaccination to violence' as people treated for gunshot wounds more than double since 2020
From CBS 58 — Marc De Moya, MD, chief of trauma surgery at Froedtert Hospital, spoke about how more needs to be done to prevent gun violence. Froedtert Hospital treated 25 people for gunshot wounds over the May 13 – 15 weekend alone. Ten of those victims were from Friday night's mass shooting in downtown Milwaukee. Versions of this story were also covered on Fox 6, TMJ4 and WISN 12.
The Froedtert & MCW health network to offer new generation radiation therapy to patients
Milwaukee — The Froedtert & MCW health network announced today a partnership with Legion Healthcare Partners, which will aid the health network's plan to provide technologically-evolved proton therapy for cancer patients who require radiation therapy.
Post-COVID Multispecialty Clinic helps patients with physical and mental toll of COVID-19
From WUWM 98.7 — The Post-COVID Multispecialty Clinic at the Froedtert & MCW health network was developed for people who need long-term care for complications related to COVID-19. Individuals are able to seek coordinated care for ongoing symptoms related to pulmonary, psychiatry, endocrine, hematology, cardiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology and ENT. Lawrence Miller, PsyD, psychologist, and his patient, Mark, talk about the behavioral health aspects of long COVID.
'Urgency to try to keep breastfeeding': Moms rethink feed plans as baby formula shortage worsens
From CBS 58 — Wanda Rott and Amanda Richter, lactation specialists at Froedtert & MCW health network, talk about breastfeeding and the current baby formula shortage.
Froedtert & MCW health network opens community hospital in Mequon
Mequon and Milwaukee, Wis. — The Froedtert & MCW health network opened a new community hospital today in Mequon providing high quality care in an inviting, streamlined setting close to home when sudden needs arise.
Milwaukee hospitals being inundated with gunshot victims
From WISN 12 — Most shooting victims go to the adult Level I Trauma Center at Froedtert Hospital. Ronny Otero, MD, and nurse Erin McCorkle shared their personal experiences working on the front lines.
Carbon Health partners with Froedtert Health to bring innovative health care choices and increase access to care
San Francisco and Milwaukee — Carbon Health, a leading national healthcare provider, and Froedtert Health, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based integrated healthcare system, today announced a new strategic partnership to increase diverse points of healthcare access, enhance convenience for patients, and redefine healthcare delivery in the Wisconsin market.
Wisconsin woman undergoes innovative brain surgery
From Spectrum News 1 — The Brain Aneurysm Foundation estimates 1 in 50 Americans is living with an unruptured aneurysm. Standard treatment used to be clipping the aneurysm via surgery requiring a large incision that begins behind the ear and stretches along the head. Hirad Hedayat, MD, a neurosurgeon at Froedtert Hospital, talks about how now, in some cases, surgeons can now perform the procedure through an incision in the eyebrow.
Woman Donates Kidney to Stranger
From WISN 12 — April is National Donate Life Month, and right now, more than 90,000 people are currently on a waiting list for a kidney donation. WISN 12 News' Gabriella Garza spoke exclusively with a woman who decided to give the gift of life to a stranger.
Froedtert & MCW health network and RAYUS Radiology expand access to imaging with new diagnostic imaging center in West Bend
Three Froedtert & MCW health network hospitals recognized as LGBTQ+ equity and inclusion top performers
‘My life has changed forever’: Milwaukee nurse, a COVID-19 long-hauler, still on the path to recovery
From Spectrum News 1 — Cynthia, who receives cardiac and pulmonary care at the Froedtert & MCW Post-COVID Multispecialty Program, has struggled with ongoing COVID-19 symptoms since getting COVID-19 in 2020. She and Julie Biller, MD, pulmonologist, caught up with Spectrum New 1 WI almost a year later to provide an update on her progress and recovery since first sharing her story last year.
A federal program to ease access to COVID-19 antivirals rolls out, but pills have been going unused in many parts of the United States
From CNN — Jane Wainaina, MD, FACP, infectious-disease specialist and medical director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Froedtert Hospital, talked with CNN about the challenges of distributing COVID-19 antiviral medication.