Dr. Jeff Pothof, an emergency physician and Chief Quality & Safety Officer for UW Health, contributed to an article by the Associated Press reporting on suspected deaths from hypothermia related to severe cold…
Year: 2021
COVID-19 pandemic overshadows rise in overdose visits to the emergency department
At UW Health and nationally, emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic have witnessed a hidden spike in opioid overdoses.Nationally, from mid-April to October 2020, the weekly rates…
University of Wisconsin’s ‘Quarterly’ magazine spotlights Dr. Shah’s research in emergency care for people with dementia
Dr. Manish Shah was selected for the faculty Spotlight feature in the latest issue of Quarterly magazine, the magazine for alumni, friends, faculty and students of UW SMPH…
UW emergency physicians offer tips to stay safe as Wisconsin’s temperatures drop
Despite a famous groundhog declaring this week that spring is only six weeks away, Wisconsin’s weather is about to turn frigidly cold. As temperatures drop to below zero over the weekend, the risk of frostbite …
February 3rd celebrates National Women Physicians Day
February 3rd is the fourth National Women Physicians Day and 200th birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell, a pioneer of medical and feminist history who became the first woman to earn an M.D. degree from an American medical …