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The extra level of care and more staff it takes to treat COVID ICU patients is putting a strain on a pre-pandemic problem: a shrinking workforce.
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Aspirus HealthAs of Wednesday morning, there were 91 COVID patients hospitalized for COVID-19.43 of them were in the intensive care unit. -
pixabay.comPeople with post-COVID typically had a mild or acute case of COVID to begin with.Then, a couple weeks or even months after they think they’ve beaten the virus, they start presenting with other symptoms.
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Kevin Loftus entered the plea to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
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The state Senate is set to vote on a package of Republican-authored bills designed to discourage abortion in Wisconsin.
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Longtime professional loggers in Wisconsin say they are dealing with the most challenging times their industry has ever faced.
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Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is defending not releasing documents related to an ongoing investigation he ordered into the 2020 election.
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An environmental advocacy group has filed a lawsuit seeking Fred Prehn’s text messages. Prehn is the chair of the state Natural Resources Board.
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Fundraising reports covering July through September show Barnes brought in $1.1 million.
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Police say six people suffered non-life threatening injuries when they were shot during a large nighttime gathering in Racine.
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Post offices across Michigan and the nation are implementing service changes in an effort by the agency to cut costs, but labor leaders say the move could have major repercussions for workers and customers alike.
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Nearly 60% of the one million female prisoners in the U.S. prison system reported having a history of sexual or domestic violence, according to the ACLU.These women are often referred to as ‘criminalized survivors’ by victim advocates.
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Mattress Firm, Claire's, Guitar Center are bankruptcy survivors going from a year of shuttered stores to planning a new life as publicly traded companies.
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At the same time Montana hospitals are seeing record numbers of Covid patients, county health officers are resigning or being forced out by elected officials who don't follow public health guidance.
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Wisconsin Historical Society
Most shelterbelts date to the 1930s, but one Northwoods farmer recognized their benefits long before that.
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