August 19, 2021

Louisiana Women’s Healthcare (LWH) welcomes Morgan M. Bankston, MD, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN). Bankston will begin seeing patients in her private practice with LWH on the campus of Woman’s Hospital on Sept. 1, 2021.

August 19, 2021

After a 15-month-long COVID-19 stoppage, a National Institutes of Health effort to detail the exact molecular mechanisms that explain exercise’s health and anti-aging benefits is again underway.

August 19, 2021

Ochsner Health announced its participation as the only site in the United States for the Acute Respiratory Illness Surveillance (AcRIS) by Monitoring with Voice and Illness Symptom Changes Using a Mobile Application in a Low-Interventional Decentralized Study, sponsored by Pfizer Inc. The study is seeking to enroll healthy adult volunteers ages 18 and above who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine and do not plan to receive one during the six- to eight-week study. The study will enroll up to 6,250 participants from across the United States.

August 19, 2021

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and OneOncology announced the organizations have signed a letter of intent to become partners with an agreement set to be signed this fall.

August 19, 2021

Ochsner Baton Rouge offers drive-thru PCR testing for COVID-19 six days per week at the former Runnels School, located at 17255 S. Harrell's Ferry Rd. in Baton Rouge. 70816). Testing has no out-of-pocket costs. In August, the drive-thru hours are 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday thru Friday, and 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday. Hours in September are likely to change due to previously scheduled events at the location.

-Testing is open to Louisiana residents, age two and older.

-Doctor’s orders are not required. 

-Must bring a picture ID and insurance card, if applicable.