UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Ajay Sethi was featured in the recent Wisconsin State Journal Article “COVID-19 booster shot plan raises hope and questions, UW experts say”. Dr. Sethi along with fellow UW colleagues Dr. Jim Conway and Dr. Nasia Safdar discuss the COVID-19 delta variant and the United States government’s plan to administer vaccine boosters in the coming …
The UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology will be hosting the “Women’s Health and Health Equity Research Lecture & Symposium” on October 14th, 2021 from 7-9:15 AM virtually. PHS Assistant Professor, Dr. Rebecca Myerson, will be presenting. Her talk will be titled “Medicaid Expansion Increased Preconception Health Counseling, Folic Acid Intake, And Postpartum Contraception”. For …
Dr. Jonathan Patz was interviewed alongside Dr. Paul Edwards from Stanford University on WORT Broadcast “The Climate Emergency is Now.” This interview discusses the recently released report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), highlighting the severity of climate change and the necessity to act now. Listen to the broadcast here.
Dr. Ajay Sethi was recently interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio for their report “The Delta Variant Is Surging. Here’s How Wisconsinites Can Help Stop Its Spread: Public Health Experts Stress Vaccinations, Masks, and Other Precautions as Highly Contagious Variant Leads To Another Spike in Cases”. To read the full article, click here.
Dr. Jonathan Patz was recently featured on the Wisconsin Public Radio news story, “Global Warming is Happening More Rapidly. Wisconsin is Already Feeling It: Wisconsin Will Grow Warmer and Wetter as UN Panel Warns of Irreversible Changes”. This article was released in response to a recent report released by the United Nations Panel on Climate …
UW News’ weekly COVID Questions column recently featured Dr. Ajay Sethi. Questions in the column the week of August 4th regarded the importance of masking in schools as well as how to keep oneself safe from the Delta variant. Read the full article here.
Dr. Jonathan Patz was recently featured on the Wisconsin Public Radio news story, “Wildfires Degrading Air Quality In Wisconsin Are Driven By Climate Change: States see ‘Unprecedented’ Levels of Smoke Due to Wildfires”. This article reflects on the past week of historic levels of fine particle pollution experienced in Wisconsin and around the United States, …
Dr. Vijay Limaye, scientist at the Science Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council and UW Population Health Sciences PhD Alum, discusses climate change’s impact on public health in Washington Post Op-ed published August 9th.
Dr. Ajay Sethi of Population Health Sciences was recently featured in UW Madison’s Employee Town Hall: “Making sense of Delta, vaccines, and where we are now” on August 12th. Dr. Sethi and his fellow panelists discussed employee concerns in light of the emerging COVID-19 Delta variant and how to best prepare to return to on …
Preventive Medicine Resident Devlin Cole, MD, MPH, was recently featured in “Badger Talks: The Delta Variant” where she discusses the risks of the variant and the importance of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing infection. Read the article and watch the video here.