A new federal grant aims to help bridge reproductive health care gaps in Wisconsin by sending more doctors who specialize in obstetrics and gynecology to train in rural communities.


The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $750,000 over the next three years to expand its rural OB-GYN residency track, which launched in 2016 and is the first of its kind in the nation.


The Biden-Harris administration announced the funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Jun...

Writer and journalist Olivia Herken among the sunflowers, one of the many things she's finding a deeper appreciation for this August. (Jonah Beleckis/WPR)
Wellness books and self-care social media accounts often stress the importance of “living in the moment.” But, what if you’re just not that into the current moment? How do you approach things more positively? Journalist Olivia Herken has been thinking about this a lot lately, specifically when it comes to her least favorite month: August.
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More and more lavender farms have opened in Wisconsin in recent years, earning a reputation as a popular mid-summer tourist attraction.Wisconsin is known for many things: milk and cheese, beer and the Green Bay Packers, cranberries and frigid winters. Lavender doesn’t traditionally appear on that list, but that may soon change.


While the purple, fragrant plant is native to the Mediterranean region, it has grown in popularity in the United States and has boomed in recent years in the Midwest,...