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A guide for first-year students You’re sitting in your dorm room feeling the first tickle of a sore throat. A few hours later, you have a headache, fatigue, and low-grade fever. It’s not an emergency, but you’re feeling terrible and unsure what to do next. Before you came to college, a caregiver may have stepped …
University Health Services’ Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program works to prevent drug use, overdose, and drug-related harm by building campus systems, policies, environments, and community capacity. In addition to our efforts to prevent and reduce drug use at UW–Madison, we provide harm reduction resources and education to keep our campus community safer. The risk of …
Measles spreads very easily. If you suspect measles: stay home and avoid visitors and close contact with others. If you have a rash that has not been diagnosed, keep the rash covered and wear a mask. Do not go into public. Call ahead before seeking care: 608-265-5600 (option 1). Last updated September 14, 2026 Alert: Measles …
Who needs health insurance? Everyone! Unfortunately, unexpected accidents and illnesses do occur and students without comprehensive insurance are more likely to drop out of school for financial or health-related reasons. What about University Health Services? All enrolled students are eligible for the medical and counseling care available at University Health Services (UHS), but UHS is …
With the recent outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan, University Health Services (UHS) is sharing an update on travel alerts. At this time, the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the United States is low. To prevent the introduction of Ebola to the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a Level 3 Travel Warning advising against …
We all play a role in creating an inclusive, healthy, and supportive campus environment. This includes the ways in which our words and actions contribute to harmful norms around alcohol on campus. Here are a few ways you can contribute to a safer, more inclusive environment on campus. Disrupt the narrative that high-risk drinking is the norm at UW–Madison …
No time brings stress and anxiety quite like exam season. With classes, projects, and deadlines piling up, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Having a strong support system and knowing how to use that support is important. Remember, what you’re experiencing is often shared by your peers and together you can make it feel a little …
This April, UHS is centering student survivors through both community-focused programming and enhancements to our Survivor Services clinical spaces. Our Sexual Assault Awareness Month program, “Connect & Reflect” features a student survivor art and history gallery and a closing reception including a film screening of Roleplay, a documentary about college students confronting sexual violence on …
Earth Week takes place in April, which means you may be thinking of ways you can take small steps to reduce your personal impact on the environment. One significant action you can take is cleaning out your medicine cabinet—chances are you have unused, unwanted, or expired medications that can harm the environment if disposed of improperly. Responsible medication storage and …
On Saturday, University Health Services (UHS) and Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) marked the end of the 21-day post-exposure monitoring period after the measles case on campus. During the three weeks of monitoring and response, we are grateful to have seen no additional measles cases on campus. As of February 21, there is no longer a risk to the campus community related to …