March 21, 2024

Louisiana Healthcare Connections, a Medicaid health plan serving the Louisiana Department of Health and a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC), has been a steadfast ally for two farmers and their families, offering crucial support during challenging periods.

Maggie Long, the owner and operator of Mushroom Maggie's Farm in St. Francisville, faced multiple setbacks, including a devastating barn fire that left her husband, Cyrus, injured, and the subsequent challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 21, 2024

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System (FMOLHS) is commemorating more than five years of collaboration with the Healthcare Anchor Network (HAN), an alliance of more than 70 healthcare systems committed to addressing health disparities. 

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.