By Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge Staff
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the state will examine whether former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci committed offenses that could be pursued in state court following his July 29 Senate testimony and the release of more than 1,000 pages of contemporaneous diary and work records.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announced that Benjamin J. Barker, MD, FHM, has joined the organization as the newest member of the Supportive and Palliative Care team.
Louisiana Healthcare Connections is offering its Fall 2026 Provider Education Webinar Series. Featuring healthcare leaders from across Louisiana, the complimentary "Lunch & Learn" series provides timely education on topics affecting providers and the patients they serve.
Developed in collaboration with the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (LAAAP), the webinar series offers practical, evidence-based information that healthcare professionals can immediately apply in their practices.
The Louisiana Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program is upgrading the way families receive their benefits. Beginning August 1, 2026, participants will begin using a new WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card as part of a new online system designed to make WIC benefits easier to manage and more convenient to use. This upgrade allows WIC clinics to prescribe quarterly benefits remotely without requiring participants to visit clinics in-person for benefit re-loading.
Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. is voluntarily recalling 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage free shell eggs produced in Texas because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
