WXPR Health Notes

About WXPR Health Notes

WXPR's Health Note series is a home for in-depth stories that focus on health-related issues people in Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula face.Do you have a story that you think should be shared or question you’d like us to look into? Let us know by filing out the form in the sidebar.

Publisher

WXPR Public Radio

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Apr 2024

Latest episode

31 Jul 2024

Latest episodes

5 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Jul 2024

   Long COVID patient's persistent struggles highlight urgent need for more research

   For WXPR’s Health Notes, Hannah Davis-Reid spoke with someone who was already struggling with their health before the pandemic to talk about life after long COVID.

2. 

   26 Jun 2024

   Telehealth model of care connects rural patients with Ehler-Danlos Syndrome and national experts

   Hypermobile Ehler-Danlos Syndrome is a genetic connective tissue disorder. In the Northwoods, it’s a chronically misdiagnosed condition that many physicians have little experience with.

3. 

   2 May 2024

   People have been searching for POTS diagnoses and treatment for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing them hope

   Research and interest in the condition has expanded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

4. 

   25 Apr 2024

   Obstacles in navigating a tangled healthcare system with a history of addiction

   People with POTS and other accompanying conditions have struggled to get the right treatments, and that’s had huge repercussions, particularly for those prescribed opioids.

5. 

   18 Apr 2024

   Women fight for diagnoses and treatment of POTS in the Northwoods

   Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is a debilitating condition that impacts mostly women, but there are not nearly enough research or treatment options available.

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