Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute – Baton Rouge is one of 25 top North American health systems chosen by the U.S. Department of Defense for a comprehensive medical trial designed to improve treatment for multiple-ligament knee injuries.
The $4 million Surgical Timing and Rehabilitation, or STaR, medical trial, will benefit the U.S. military, as well as athletes and people from all walks of life who suffer multiple-ligament knee injuries.
The NeuroMedical Center announced the expansion of its practice in Louisiana with the association of Brandon Gaynor, MD, in the practice of neurosurgery.
He is a board-certified neurosurgeon who graduated from the combined six-year BA/MD program at the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2009. Gaynor completed a residency in neurological surgery in 2016 at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital where he trained under the founders of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a world-renowned center for spinal cord injury treatment and research.
The New Cardiovascular Horizons (NCVH) conference is returning to New Orleans this summer to bring together medical professionals of all specialties from around the world with one common goal—to give patients the very best cardiovascular care and outcomes.
In an effort to eliminate health disparities, Louisiana Healthcare Connections is encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations, advancing equity in healthcare, and offering provider education during National Minority Health Month in April.
Baton Rouge General (BRG) has teamed up with Rouses Market to offer monthly grocery store tours designed to help attendees learn to choose fresh, healthy foods while also understanding nutrition labels.
As part of the tour, BRG registered dietitians will share tips on how to meal plan, create a shopping list and prepare healthy dishes with custom recipes. While walking mostly the outer edges of the store on the dietitian-led tour, attendees will learn which brands tend to be better options and that not everything labeled “healthy” is good for you.
