Posted: 11:10 AM The government says Medicare premiums are going up $5 a month for 2013. That's less than expected, but it'll still eat up nearly one-fourth of the typical cost-of-living raise for retirees.

Posted: 10:23 AM Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin will not set up a health insurance exchange under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.

Updated: 7:44 AM When it comes to Thanksgiving, you don't have to compromise on taste to have a healthy dinner.

Updated: 8:06 AM In honor of November's National Family Caregiver Month, country music star Clay Walker wants you to share your stories of caring.

Posted: 9:20 AM UW Health is trying to reduce the number of influenza cases caught in hospitals by requiring employees to get flu shots.

Posted: 4:00 PM Many states are still on the fence about President Barack Obama's health care law. Now the administration says governors can have more time.

Posted: 11:58 AM Aspirus Women's Health is offering free breast exams and mammograms to women who qualify in Weston on November 10.

Updated: 10:47 PM NORML, a group that advocates marijuana legalization hopes this week's referendums that legalized it in Washington and Colorado opens the door for the same type of action in Wisconsin.

Posted: 11:00 AM President Barack Obama's re-election is forcing the hand of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who had stopped all efforts to implement the federal health care reform law in the hopes that Republicans would take over in Washington.

Posted: 12:27 PM The largest study to test daily multivitamin use finds they modestly lowered the risk for cancer in middle-aged and older men but did not seem to affect the chances of developing heart disease.

Updated: 10:11 PM Dane County health officials are dealing with an outbreak of bacterial infection.

Updated: 12:39 PM Since I'm closing in on 50, I decided to have my first colonoscopy. The folks at the Marshfield Clinic were kind enough to let us take a camera along in on the procedure, just to show how easy and painless it is. And to get the word out on how effective it is in preventing colon cancer.

Updated: 6:29 PM October is Breast Cancer Awarness Month and many businesses and organizations are join in the fight against it by selling an array of products and then donating part of the funds back to research. But unfortunately, not all pink products and charities are created equal.

Posted: 12:53 PM Northcentral Technical College in Wausau and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona are proud to announce a new articulation agreement for the nursing programs.

Posted: 12:01 PM The Bridge Community Health Clinic in Wausau will break ground Friday on a multimillion dollar expansion project.

Posted: 12:20 PM Expert government advisers want every pregnant woman to get a whooping cough vaccination.

Updated: 6:43 PM The powerful substance is readily available in our communities and more and more young people are becoming addicted to it.

Posted: 6:15 PM The parents of a 14-year-old Maryland girl who died in December are suing the maker of Monster Energy Drink, claiming caffeine in the product contributed to her death.

Posted: 4:35 PM State health officials are reminding people to get their annual influenza vaccine because flu season has already started and is expected to worsen. Flu season for Wisconsin generally runs from late October to May, with peak activity around early February.

Posted: 11:16 AM More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments increase by 1.7 percent in January.

Posted: 9:26 AM Aspirus clinics in Rhinelander and Woodruff are holding flu clinics for the public this week.

Posted: 11:03 AM A special children's flu clinic will be held Saturday, October 13th from 9 am to 2 pm at the Aspirus Pediatrics Clinic; located at 2720 Plaza Drive in Wausau.

Posted: 10:25 AM A free health education and careers fair will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County (UWMC) on Wed., Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the South Hall concourse.

Updated: 2:07 PM Health officials say four more people have died in the national meningitis outbreak, bringing the number of deaths to 19.

Posted: 4:36 PM U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson is responding to a campaign ad that has him saying he would eliminate Medicare and Medicaid and criticisms that he's not campaigning enough.