There were 42 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 2.4% increase over the previous week.
There were 227 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 5.4% decrease from the previous week.
Thousands of nursing home patients deemed incompetent to vote are not listed in the state’s WisVote database as being under ‘no voter’ guardianship orders, two organizations allege.
The Democrats' climate and health care bill, titled the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," passed the Senate this weekend on a 51-50 vote. Contrary to what the bill's name implies, basic economics suggests that the increased $443 billion in government spending will actually worsen the country's inflation problem. U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes of Wisconsin supports the bill.
Ford Motor Company will reportedly cut as many as 8,000 jobs in the coming weeks, as the company looks to trim costs and expand its electric vehicles market.
There were 186 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 17% decrease from the previous week.
There were 49 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 28.9% increase over the previous week.
There were 185 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Wisconsin in the week ending July 23, making up 23.6% of total deaths by all causes in Wisconsin.
There were 44 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Wisconsin during the week ending Aug. 6, 2022, a 10% increase over the previous week.