UW Health joins CBS 58 to discuss health headlines, including measles exposures

By: CBS 58 Newsroom

Posted: Feb 17, 2026 8:50 AM CDT

NOW: UW Health joins CBS 58 to discuss health headlines, including measles exposures

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- With talk of the new cases of measles in the state, Dr. Jeff Pothof of UW Health joined us on Tuesday, Feb. 17 to talk about how the virus spreads, how contagious it is and what people who think they have been exposed should do. He also discussed other headlines, including an experimental cholesterol-lowering pill.