March 14, 2024

More than 800 adults in Baton Rouge are currently unhoused, living on the streets and in shelters. Providing quality medical care to this population can be extremely challenging because they are often seen as “treatment resistant.”

March 14, 2024

Pennington Biomedical's Jeffery Keller, PhD, has been named principal investigator to oversee Answer ALS' open access data repository, Neuromine. Serving as director for Pennington Biomedical's Institute for Dementia Research and Prevention and a professor of aging and neurodegeneration, Keller will help lead the growth of access to Answer ALS data repository.

March 14, 2024

In a celebration of nurse empowerment, Nurse Power Brunch returns in an Essence Festival Edition, led by founders Meisha Amia, MSN, RN, and Nicole Thomas, DNP, RN, CCM. Mark your calendars for July 5-6f for this event which will be held at The Royal Sonesta New Orleans on Bourbon Street.

Thomas said, "Nurses find, operate, and dominate in their power as a nurse." This year's theme, "Reimagining Nursing," invites professionals to rediscover their strength and influence in the evolving landscape of healthcare. 

March 7, 2024

According to a new report from HelpAdvisor.com, 16.9% of Louisiana residents have been unable to fill a prescription medication recently. That’s the highest percentage out of any state in the U.S.

HelpAdvisor analyzed the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Pulse Survey data to determine where Americans are having the most difficulty filling a prescription during a 30-day period in September and October of 2023.

Here are the key findings from the report:

-Nationally, 12.2% of Americans experienced difficulty filling a prescription (during the study period).

March 7, 2024

Our Lady of the Lake Robotic Surgery Institute began performing procedures using the new Da Vinci Single Port (SP) robot on Feb. 19. Surgeons use the technology to perform procedures via one single incision or opening in the body, providing heightened precision and minimal impact on the patient.