April 5, 2018

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health will hold its second ParentingU session for local parents on the topic of sleep on April 11 at 6 p.m. in the LSU Health Medical Education and Innovation Center, down the street from the main hospital. 

Guest speakers include pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist Jessica Brown, DO, and pediatrician Ashley Lucas, MD. The pair will discuss good sleep hygiene, answer questions about common sleep issues and remedies, and discuss tips for parents to help their children with good sleep practices.

April 5, 2018

Baton Rouge General (BRG) has launched exclusive new technology that changes the way knee replacements are performed. Dr. Jared Braud was the first physician in Baton Rouge to perform a knee replacement using robotic surgery equipment found only at Baton Rouge General.

“The Mako robot is the most advanced option for knee replacement available today,” said Stephen Mumford, BRG’s vice president of operations. “We’re proud to be able to bring this technology to Baton Rouge and give our patients a new, more accurate option for their surgery."

April 5, 2018

The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Louisiana kicked off its Smoke-Free Louisiana Campaign, a public campaign to ask legislators to stand up for the health of their constituents by passing a statewide comprehensive smoke-free policy to make all workplaces smoke-free, including bars and gaming facilities.

April 5, 2018

Baton Rouge General took time recently to honor its 694 doctors on medical staff who make tremendous contributions every day to the health and well-being of our community.

April 5, 2018

The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) will hold its 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions from April 11-14 in New Orleans. The 2018 SBM Annual Meeting will be attended by an estimated 2,100 individuals from the United States and abroad, and will feature more than 1,400 presentations. The meeting theme is "Extending Our Reach," and will encourage attendees to venture outside of their academic and clinical comfort zones by connecting directly with community organizations, industry partners, government agencies, the media, and the general public.