Protein powders, shakes contain high lead levels, analysis found

A new Consumer Reports investigation found protein powders and shakes have a concerning level of lead. Here are the products that were tested and what CR found.

UnitedHealthcare, Ascension Wisconsin agreement reached

UnitedHealthcare and Ascension Wisconsin on Tuesday announced they have reached a multi-year agreement, ending a weeks-long negotiations stalemate.

Prostate cancer - symptoms, risk factors, and treatment

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men after skin cancer, with approximately 1 in 8 men diagnosed in their lifetime. 

IRS direct deposit stimulus in October? Here’s what we know

Rumors are circulating online about an IRS direct deposit stimulus payment hitting bank accounts in October or before year’s end. Are they true?

Biden undergoing radiation for prostate cancer

Former President Joe Biden's treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer has entered a new phase.

Looking ahead to the Making Strides walk
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FOX6 anchor Mary Stoker Smith is back, joining Wakeup live once again from Henry Maier Festival Park. She chatted with Sara Richter ahead of the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

FOX6's Mary Stoker Smith at Making Strides
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the fight is taking center stage at Milwaukee's lakefront. FOX6 anchor and emcee for the walk -- Mary Stoker Smith, joined WakeUp to share more.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
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It will be a sea of pink along the lakefront this morning for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Michael Donohoo joined FOX6 WakeUp to tell us his story of recovery and hope.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Milwaukee's lakefront

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the fight is taking center stage on Milwaukee's lakefront Saturday morning, Oct. 11.

Making Strides of Milwaukee walk
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the fight is taking center stage on Milwaukee's lakefront Saturday morning, Oct. 11. Elisabeth Thomsen joined FOX6 WakeUp from Henry Maier Festival Park to get us ready for the Making Strides Walk.

President Trump announces new drug-price deal with AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca has agreed to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid under a deal with the Trump administration. Here’s what we know.

UnitedHealthcare, Ascension WI stalemate
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"Unaffordable and unprecedented," that's how human resource experts are describing the dilemma between Ascension and UnitedHealthcare and now, HR departments are scrambling.

The benefits of exercise and physical therapy
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October is National Physical Therapy Month and experts say movement is key to keeping your joints healthy, despite the myth that exercise wears down your knees. Physical therapist Jill Thein Nissenbaum from UW Health says it actually helps protect them.

CDC ends universal COVID vaccine recommendation, leaves decision to patients

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ended its universal recommendation for COVID-19 vaccinations, instead leaving the decision to individual patients.

Milwaukee walk-in childhood immunization clinics; what to know

The Milwaukee Health Department is holding a series of childhood immunization clinics this month, part of Wisconsin's "Exclusion Week."

Greenfield Park hosts 2025 "Walk to Defeat ALS"

People living with ALS, along with their families, friends and caregivers, came together at Greenfield Park in West Allis on Sunday, Oct. 5, for the annual "Walk to Defeat ALS."

FDA approves another generic version of abortion pill mifepristone

The FDA first approved the abortion pill as a safe way to end pregnancies in 2000, and access to the drug was expanded through the years.

Breast cancer awareness and increasing cancer rates
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UW Health Family Medicine Physician Dr. Robert Freidel joined FOX6 to talk about breast cancer awareness, and a concerning trend in the rise of cancer cases in young people.