Mayo Clinic Health System to discontinue Holmen Respiratory Clinic
HOLMEN, Wis. (WKBT) - Mayo Clinic Health System will discontinue its Respiratory Clinic in Homen tomorrow, July 7. The number of patients requiring care at the clinic has declined since the dedicated clinic first opened in April. “Safety measures have…
Mayo Clinic to resume some clinical services
CALEDONIA, Minn (WKBT) - Mayo Clinic Health Services in Caledonia is getting set to reopen other clinical services. The clinic is planning on resuming optometry services tomorrow. Clinic hours…
Signs and symptoms of heatstroke
With warm weather in the forecast, a lot of people are going to want to spend the 4th of July outdoors.
Saint Mary's University adds nursing program, state-of-the-art classrooms
WINONA, Minn. (WKBT) - There is a need in the workforce for more healthcare workers, specifically in nursing. As a direct response to this identified need, one local university…
La Crosse Police NROs and resource leaders connecting homeless people to hope
It can only take one unfortunate circumstance for a person to end up on the street. Several of those people call Cameron Park in La Crosse's downtown home.
Local organization recognizes ten years of smoke-free restaurants, bars, hotels
It's hard to believe, but only a decade ago you could walk into some public buildings and be welcomed by a plume of cigarette smoke.
Wisconsin Chapter 51 helping mental health patients
When responding to an emergency crisis, it is often hard for officers to determine whether the person is acting out because of a mental health issue. But, county officials…
Doctors advise getting an influenza vaccine this year, because COVID symptoms are similar
Every year influenza kills about 30,000 people in the U.S. That's according to Gundersen Health System doctor Raj Naik who says it's especially…
Children's Wisconsin presents the Summer Healthy Family Challenge
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WKBT) - Children's Wisconsin is offering Wisconsin families fun, healthy activities this summer. The Summer Healthy Family Challenge offers families a way to stay active and healthy this summer by raising awareness about the impact of nutrition and…
La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat and health officials remind people to wear masks as COVID-19 cases soar in June
City officials are working to slow the spread, but they say they need the community's help to protect people.
La Crosse Co. sees start of downward trend in COVID cases, health officials caution about upcoming holiday weekend
Over the weekend we saw fewer new cases reported by the La Crosse County Health Department. "The numbers…
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House vote to expand Obamacare doomed, but makes political statement
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKBT) — The first major expansion of the Affordable Care Act since its enactment a decade ago is doomed, but Democrats insist that just passing it on Monday was politically significant. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement…
YMCA is extending Phase 1 of reopen plan
LA CROSSE, Wis (WKBT) - There was a rush for many businesses to open after the lockdown.But now, some are looking to extend their reopening phases due an increase in local coronavirus cases. The YMCA said it will extend and…
FDA expands bagged salad recall alert
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is updating an alert linked to tainted bagged salads. The items are linked to a Cyclospora outbreak. Consumers should not eat…
Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe COVID-19, CDC Says
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – The CDC has added pregnant women to the list of 'high risk' patients when it comes to severe illness when…
Recognizing changes in your mental health: ways to cope, how to reach out for help
When it comes to mental health, everyone has different experiences.
