Ben Weston
No means ‘abstain’
Maggie discusses surprising rulings from the US Supreme Court, news from the Wisconsin Election Commission. Then, Chief Health Policy Advisor and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at MCW, Dr. Ben Weston, drops by to talk about the shocking decline in air quality in Milwaukee County this week. Thanks, Canada!
The End of the COVID Emergency (Hour 1)
This is the final day of America’s COVID public health emergency, first declared when the coronavirus arrived and began a rampage that has claimed 1.1 million lives. Some see this milestone as the end of certain safeguards and restrictions, but tomorrow is more about the end of programs designed to help the uninsured and underinsured […]
You Can Kill the COVID Emergency, but COVID Can Still Kill You (Hour 2)
President Biden is talking about winding down the federal government’s COVID-19 emergency programs. Republicans want an instant and chaotic cut. But what does it mean to lift emergency assistance to people when COVID is still killing hundreds every day? In our Hometown Health segment, Dr. Ben Weston talks about that as well as new FDA […]
