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John Burton

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · John Burton

    State health officials recommend vaccines before respiratory illnesses pick up (opens the original)

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    Respiratory illnesses tend to start picking up as we move into fall. State Epidemiologist Dr. Ryan Westergaard says you don’t need to wait for virus activity to increase to take action. “Vaccines remain one of the best ways to reduce the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from these respiratory viruses, and they are available right now,” said Westergaard. “We know that people are balancing work and family, busy schedules, and that finding the time to get vaccinated can be challen

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · John Burton

    Public health vending machine now available in Oneida County (opens the original)

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    The Oneida County Health Department has launched a public health vending machine. It will provide free health and safety supplies to both residents and visitors. Available items include hygiene kits, laundry kits, menstrual kits, adult and children’s dental kits, gunlocks, Deterra® drug deactivation bags, condoms, first aid kits, nail care kits, socks, and seasonal items such as summer wellness kits and tick removal kits. The vending machine is located outside the Oneida County Health Department

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · John Burton

    Enbridge removing some soil at site of a massive leak (opens the original)

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    Enbridge is digging out some soil at the site of a massive natural gas liquids leak in Iron County. The company posted an update saying soils from the construction excavation are being tested, removed and sent for disposal. Enbridge says air monitoring has shown safe air quality outside of the incident site, and monitoring wells have not picked up any contamination. On August 25, an unoccupied, parked semi rolled and went into an open excavation at a valve project near Saxon in Iron County. The

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · John Burton

    Air quality monitoring will take on increased importance due to wildfire events (opens the original)

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    Monitoring will become increasingly important due to air quality events caused by wildfires. Gail Good, Director of the Air Management Program for the Wisconsin DNR, talked with the Natural Resources Board about concerns caused by wildfire smoke. A July event caused the Air Quality Index or AQI to hit the very unhealthy to hazardous level across the state. Good says health impacts included a spike in reported asthma attacks. “The number of ED (Emergency Department) visits for severe asthma in Ju

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · John Burton

    Medication side effects can increase the risk of falls (opens the original)

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    Medications meant to help people can sometimes put them at greater risk for falls. "Medications aren't typically the first thing people think about when it comes to fall risk, but they can affect coordination, alertness and blood pressure in ways that increase the likelihood of a fall," said Yinglai Chang, pharmacy resident at Aspirus. If you’re having problems with drowsiness, dizziness or coordination after taking a medication, you should talk to your provider about it. Chang says it’s a misco

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