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Live Well Baton Rouge Offering Free Cancer Screenings
Ochsner Offering No-cost Sports Physicals for Student Athletes
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Highlights Maternal and Mental Health this Mother's Day
War Does Not Make America Healthy, Again
FDA Releases Results from Largest-Ever Testing of Infant Formula in the U.S.
 FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital Plants Pinwheels to Raise Awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Louisiana Healthcare Connections Offering $100,000 in Community Health Grant Funds
Louisiana Anticipates 1115 Prison Reentry Demonstration Waiver Approval after Aligning with New Federal Requirements
October 5, 2023
Ochsner Baton Rouge, Urban League of LA...

The Urban League of Louisiana and presenting sponsor Ochsner Baton Rouge announced the Big Health Event, slated for Oct. 7 at the Raising Cane’s River Center. This free event, which is open to the public, takes place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Parking in the River Center’s east and west garages will be open and free to the public. To enter the event from the parking garages, take the down escalator to the registration check-in located in the Exhibition Hall lobby. Street level entry is available via the River Road entrance to Exhibition Hall.

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October 5, 2023
Our Lady of the Lake Partners with South...

Our Lady of the Lake Health and Southern University and A&M College have finalized a new partnership agreement aimed at providing comprehensive care to student-athletes.

The commitment establishes Our Lady of the Lake as the preferred healthcare provider of Southern Athletics.  

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September 27, 2023
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Introduc...

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has announced implementation of a new, state-of-the-art technology to create synthetic computed tomography (CT) scans from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans using artificial intelligence (AI). This FDA-approved software, which will further enhance convenience and comfort for patients, streamlines scheduling and workflow processes for Cancer Center staff and elevates personalized treatment planning. 

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September 27, 2023
 Ochsner Offers Tuition Assistance to As...

Ochsner Health is again expanding its Ochsner Scholars program for aspiring nurses and physicians ready to fill critical healthcare shortages in local communities.

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September 27, 2023
New Director of Undergrad Ed for BR Camp...

Kevin Reed, MD, associate dean for Baton Rouge Affairs at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine’s Baton Rouge regional campus, has appointed Matthew Foy, MD, as director of undergraduate education.

“Dr. Foy will be responsible for the oversight and continued development of the student curriculum for our Baton Rouge Regional Campus,” said Reed. “He will work closely with our clerkship directors, hospital partners and the Office of Student Affairs in New Orleans to ensure that our educational environment is conducive to student learning and professional development.”

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