University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: 2022 Releases

Study Finds High Economic Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Among Indigenous Populations

Smoking commercial tobacco products is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Indigenous people living in Wisconsin and throughout the nation experience significant health and financial burden from ADRD, according to new research published by a University of Wisconsin–Madison team and collaborators. Researchers retrospectively analyzed healthcare utilization cost data from 2015 to …

UW-CTRI Receives $6.5 Million Grant

UW-CTRI Director Dr. Michael Fiore has received a seven-year grant worth $6.5 million to help UW-CTRI identify and disseminate effective, innovative ways to help cancer patients quit smoking. Specifically, UW-CTRI researchers, led by Principal Investigator Fiore, will further evaluate innovative approaches to helping cancer patients who smoke to quit. This will build on a national initiative …

COVID Mortality, Intubation, and ICU Admission Rates Improved Markedly During First 20 months of Pandemic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON — Rates of death, intubation, and admission to intensive care improved markedly during the first 20 months of the pandemic among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a nationwide study led by the University of Wisconsin. Gains varied by subpopulation, according to the paper published in PLOS ONE. These data provide …

Nicotine Patch, Lozenge or Gum During COVID-19 Hospitalization may Reduce Mortality for Those Who Smoke

Findings from Second-Largest COVID Study in US Among current smokers hospitalized with COVID-19, prescriptions for nicotine patches, lozenges, or gum were associated with reduced mortality. “Smoking remains the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the nation,” said co-author Dr. Michael Fiore of the University of Wisconsin, “even during the pandemic. If you smoke, …

Current Cancer Diagnosis Poses Significant Risk for Severe COVID Outcomes

Vaccination Lowers Risk – Findings from Second-Largest COVID Study in US A current cancer diagnosis posed a significant risk for severe outcomes (ICU admission and death) over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the second-largest study of COVID-19 patients in the United States, funded by the National Cancer Institute. Prior COVID-19 …

JAMA Paper Points to Progress Empowering African Americans to Quit Smoking

Wisconsin Has Worst Smoking Disparity Between Blacks and Whites in Nation African Americans have been targeted for decades by tobacco companies and have suffered especially high health and economic burdens from smoking. However, according to an invited JAMA editorial by researchers from the Universities of Wisconsin and Kentucky, meaningful, recent progress has been made that …