Marshfield Clinic Research Institute wants your ticks
With weather turning cooler as fall gets underway, it might be expected the threat of ticks would start to diminish. No such luck, apparently. Marshfield Clinic Research Institute research has shown an autumn surge of deer ticks, which transmit Lyme and other diseases. With people outdoors taking in the fall foliage, hunting or perhaps doing pick-your-own of the year's farm produce, that means being tick aware and taking preventive measures. But the institute has another request: If a tick turns up (hopefully not attached), don't throw it away or otherwise dispose of it. They want ...
Veterans should take another look at VA benefits
The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain has earned another national honor, and while that recognition is certainly worth celebrating, the bigger message for veterans across the Upper Peninsula and northeastern Wisconsin is this: If you have never enrolled in VA health care -- or were turned down in the past -- it may be worth taking another look. The VA center in Iron Mountain has been named one of the nation's top VA facilities for the sixth time, receiving the Department of Veterans Affairs' 2025 Best Experience Award for Level III small, low-complexity ...
