UW Diverts Public Health Endowment Funds to Political Causes Again

By Brett Healy - June 9, 2022

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Multi-Million-Dollar Fund Recipient UW Population Health Institute’s In Solidarity Podcast Now Pushes Reparations Read More UW Diverts Public Health Endowment Funds to Political Causes Again

MacIver News Minute: UW’s Lucrative Relationship With Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma

By Chris Rochester - February 12, 2019

Addiction, Andrew Kolodny, Dane County, Federation of State Medical Boards, Gary Franklin, Joe Parisi, Joint Commission, Lisa Brunette, MacIver News Minute, Opioids, OxyContin, Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, Purdue Pharma, Robert Golden, UW Pain & Policy Study Group, Wisconsin Partnership Program

When announcing a lawsuit against painkiller maker Purdue Pharma, Dane Co. executive Joe Parisi spoke of the trail of destruction the opioid crisis has left in its wake. But what he failed to mention was the cozy relationship the county’s largest employer, UW-Madison, had with Purdue during the rise of the crisis. That includes $1.6 million in grant funding – but critics say the UW’s pain group conducted research advocacy, essentially serving as marketers rather than scientists. Read More MacIver News Minute: UW’s Lucrative Relationship With Opioid Maker Purdue Pharma

Who Pays For The Pain? UW’s Forgotten Financial Relationship With Purdue Pharma

By Matt Kittle - February 11, 2019

Addiction, Andrew Kolodny, Dane County, Federation of State Medical Boards, Gary Franklin, Joe Parisi, Joint Commission, Lisa Brunette, Opioids, OxyContin, Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, Purdue Pharma, Robert Golden, UW Pain & Policy Study Group, Wisconsin Partnership Program

By M.D. Kittle – In April, when Dane County joined the dozens of Wisconsin counties suing pharmaceutical manufacturers of painkillers, civic leaders laid out the deep and wide damages caused by the opioid epidemic. Read More Who Pays For The Pain? UW’s Forgotten Financial Relationship With Purdue Pharma

In Case You Missed It: DOT Pitches New Taxes and Fees, Socialists Pitch Green New Deal, SJW’s UW Public Health Grant

By MacIverNews - February 8, 2019

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February 8, 2019 | In case you missed it, here are six stories from this week for the fiscally-concerned conservative. Read More In Case You Missed It: DOT Pitches New Taxes and Fees, Socialists Pitch Green New Deal, SJW’s UW Public Health Grant

Justified Questions: Why Is UW Public Health Fund Granting Millions To Liberal Groups?

By Matt Kittle - February 4, 2019

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By M.D. Kittle – As Wisconsin’s position in a respected national health ranking continues to fall, the former health care executive who led the creation of a $300 million UW public health endowment fund is asking why so much grant money has been going to liberal advocacy groups. Read More Justified Questions: Why Is UW Public Health Fund Granting Millions To Liberal Groups?