Local Healthcare Sector Booms with Associate Degree Workers
Jobs that require only a two-year degree are the fastest growing in the healthcare sector. That’s especially true in the Baton Rouge area, according to...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWith Ban in Place, Smokers Migrate Off Campus
Louisiana's legislature passed a law in 2013 prompting all state colleges and universities to go tobacco-free by Aug. 1 of this year. It's been almost...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAbortion Restriction on Hold in Louisiana, Shut Down Clinics in Texas
A requirement that doctors providing abortion have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles has yet to take effect in Louisiana, while a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleElective Early Deliveries a Thing of the Past
Almost every pregnant woman in Louisiana will now have to wait 39 weeks if they want to choose their baby's birthday and have it covered by insurance....» E-Mail This
View ArticleAlong with Better Traffic Flow, Better Healthcare Flow
Between Essen, Bluebonnet, Perkins and I-10 in Baton Rouge, there’s a whole bunch of health clinics and medical facilities – including Our Lady of the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleOn the Ballot: To Lock In or Lock Up Care for Elderly?
On Nov. 4, Louisiana voters are being asked — as they were in 2012 — to decide whether to protect nursing homes from future budget cuts. » E-Mail This
View ArticleOn the Ballot: Tying Up Hospital Funding
Should Louisiana hospitals be guaranteed a set amount of state health care funding—if they put up part of the money themselves? That’s what...» E-Mail This
View ArticleXavier University Wins Grant to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Research
Xavier university is looking to triple the number of their minority alumni who go on to receive PhDs in the life sciences in the next decade, with help...» E-Mail This
View ArticleMouth Guard Records When Players' Heads Rattle
To keep a better eye on head injuries in the past, the LSU football team has had concussion detectors installed in players’ helmets. This season, LSU...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePremiums Go Up, So Might Enrollment
It’s that time of year — the open enrollment period for health plans. In the second year of insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act,...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFood Bank Asks: On a Scale of 1-to-3, How Nutritious is that Donation?
Second Harvest Food Bank is the largest in Louisiana, serving over 200,000 people each year. Three quarters of clients at the pantries Second Harvest...» E-Mail This
View ArticleWith Changes to Sanitary Code, More Homemade Cane Syrup Hits the Market
Make cookies and cakes at home and you can sell them without a health inspection of your kitchen. Ahead of this season, cane syrup was added to the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleLouisiana's Prescription: Hangover Cures--Fact or Fiction?
You know you’ve been there—churning stomach and pounding head the morning after a party. So what do you do to alleviate the self-inflicted misery of a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHangover Cures: Fact or Fiction?
You know you’ve been there—churning stomach and pounding head the morning after a party. So what do you do to alleviate the self-inflicted misery of a...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSculpture in Scrubs
Sculpture class on a recent Wednesday night at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts looked a bit like an operating room. The bright white studio was...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBaton Rouge General Host Health Insurance Navigators
For the first time, Baton Rouge General Medical Center is hosting insurance navigators, trained to offer assistance to anyone who wants to buy health...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBaton Rouge General Hosts Health Insurance Navigators
For the first time, Baton Rouge General Medical Center is hosting insurance navigators, trained to offer assistance to anyone who wants to buy health...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBaton Rouge to Investigate Childhood Obesity
Baton Rouge is embarking on a new collaborative to tackle the problem of childhood obesity. Over the next six months, the capitol city is one of seven...
View ArticleGetting Sexual Assault Victims' Medical Bills Paid
For victims of sexual assault who decide to go to the hospital, it’s likely they’ll get a bill for their treatment. But Louisiana is trying to change...
View ArticleWith No Mid-City ER, Ambulances to Hurry Farther
Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary sits on the northern edge of East Baton Rouge Parish. Ochsner on O’Neal Lane and Our Lady of the Lake on Essen...
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