University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: GHI In the News

Covid Infections in Animals Prompt Scientific Concern

GHI Advisory Member Tony Goldberg has seen devastation among animals as diseases cross from humans to animals.

How politics paralyzed Wisconsin’s pandemic response – and left families to grieve their losses

GHI Advisory Committee members Ajay Sethi and Dominique Brossard consider what makes messaging successful.

UW expert debunks flu myths

GHI Associate Director James Conway, M.D., busts seven common flu myths.

Madison is home to one of the world’s top virologists

Professor Yoshihiro Kawaok, a member of the GHI Advisory Committee, a is studying COVID-19 in his posts at UW-Madison and the University of Tokyo.

A warmer, wetter Wisconsin caused by climate change will have severe health impacts, report says

The Wisconsin Examiner takes a look at a new report showing the effects of climate change on health in Wisconsin.

COVID questions: Dog part safety, antibody testing

GHI’s Christopher Olsen answers questions about dog parks and COVID-19 safety.

Madison Hospitals, Public Health Concerned About Possible ‘Twindemic’

“We’re terrified of the possibility of a twindemic, as we call it, as travel picks up again and as we see loosening of restrictions around the country,” said Dr. James Conway, UW Health pediatrician and GHI Associate Director of Health Sciences.

Investigating the link between ‘COVID toes’ and the virus

GHI Associate Director James Conway joins team investigating “COVID-toes.”

Mass freshwater mussel die-offs linked to new virus

Until now, no one has been able to pin down why the world’s wild, freshwater mussels—often unnoticed and underappreciated engineers of stream and river health—are facing massive, unexpected die-offs. In a paper published today (September 2, 2020) in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. …

Flu shots urged to avoid ‘twindemic’ during COVID-19 pandemic

“We’re terrified of a ‘twindemic,” says GHI Associate Director James Conway.