Elizabeth Blackwell, born February 3, 1821, was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States in 1849, as well as the first woman on the United Kingdom Medical Register.
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Two years since the first Wisconsin COVID-19 case, healthcare providers reflects on variants and vaccinations
Two years ago, Feb. 5, 2020, UW Health confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Wisconsin. It was the 12th confirmed case in the country at the time…
Leadership in the national spotlight: Dr. Ryan Wubben
Nearly all medical and scientific disciplines have a society or association that serves to connect practitioners and researchers together with like-minded colleagues to advance their field…
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi Awarded Grant from National Institute of Aging
Dr. Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi (site principal investigator) and Dr. Whitney Wharton (principal investigator, Emory University, School of Nursing) were awarded an R24 grant to support the study Building Community and Research Engagement among Sexual and Gender Minority …
Inside Med Flight: caring for COVID patients using ECMO therapy
Caring for COVID patients sometimes requires emergency transport for more intense therapies. Being able to bring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) therapy to patients has…