The recent recall of powder formula spurred anger, concern, confusion and a frantic search for replacement supplies for mothers in Milwaukee.
Category: Health & Welfare
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Wisconsin groups offer new ‘cookbook’ to spur affordable housing development. Here’s the recipe
Wisconsin has a new recipe to increase affordable housing development thanks to a “cookbook” released in February.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: How expanding paid leave could ease working parent woes, labor crunch
The U.S. remains an outlier in failing to guarantee paid family leave. Efforts in Congress and the Wisconsin Legislature have stalled.
Posted inEconomy, Health & Welfare
How a Milwaukee nonprofit puts working mothers first — for clients and staff
The African American Breastfeeding Network sets flexible working hours and accommodates child care needs, helping staff serve new moms.
Posted inEducation, Environment, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Wisconsin Watch’s best photos from 2021 capture moments of elation, contemplation and joy.
A selection of work from Wisconsin Watch photographers that provides a glimpse into the daily lives of the people who help us tell our stories.
Posted inFlawed Forensics, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Wisconsin caregiver spent eight years, $250,000 in legal bills to exonerate herself from abuse charges
Former University of Wisconsin Dr. Barbara Knox decided a young boy who collapsed at a home day care was abused. A prosecutor and jurors disagreed.
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Child abuse cases sparked by Dr. Barbara Knox rejected by Wisconsin judge, jury and prosecutor
The criminal justice system has repeatedly rebuffed the medical opinions of the former University of Wisconsin child abuse pediatrician.
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Parents recount terror of wrongful child abuse diagnoses from former University of Wisconsin doctor
Seven Wisconsin families faced child abuse investigations triggered by Dr. Barbara Knox — suspicions later rejected by other doctors, police and child welfare officials.
Posted inFlawed Forensics, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Mass exodus at Alaska child abuse clinic as former Wisconsin doctor accused of bullying, misdiagnoses
Alaska CARES hired Dr. Barbara Knox after the University of Wisconsin suspended her in 2019 for allegedly bullying colleagues.
Posted inFlawed Forensics, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Jury rejects child abuse charge triggered by former University of Wisconsin doctor
Dr. Barbara Knox’s declaration of ‘obvious child abuse’ fell apart after a five-day trial that centered on the controversial diagnosis of abusive head trauma.
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He beat her repeatedly. Family court tried to give him joint custody of their children.
Wisconsin is considered a leader in the movement to treat fathers as equal caregivers when parents separate. Shared parenting is usually better for children — but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers.
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Many long-term care staff in Wisconsin reject vaccine, despite risks
Suspicion, right to control health care, create clash between some long-term care workers and vaccine mandates to protect the vulnerable residents they serve.