A new partnership between a Pennington Biomedical physician-researcher and an LSU School of Medicine oncologist has already saved several women’s lives in southeast Louisiana.
More than 60,000 women are diagnosed with endometrial cancer each year, a number that includes much younger women than just a decade ago. Endometrial cancer is the fastest growing cancer in young women in Louisiana, particularly among underserved and minority populations.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University’s Dietetic Internship program has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) to be reorganized into a Future Education Model Graduate Program (GP) in Nutrition and Dietetics, becoming the first university on the Gulf Coast to receive this recognition.
Statement from John Ford, Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) Deputy Commissioner of Public Affairs, regarding Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana’s withdrawal of its Plan of Reorganization and the cancellation of the LDI hearing originally scheduled for today and tomorrow.
Recently elected Governor Jeff Landry made an appearance at the Louisiana Hospital Association’s two-day winter symposium last week carrying a newly negotiated board seat from the proposed new not for profit BCBSLA’s current board members are hoping to start with $3 billion extracted from BCBSLA, if the proposed buyout by Elevance, a for-profit insurer, is allowed. Landry presented three options for the propos
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center will host its “Barbershop Bash” event on Feb. 17 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Vogue Salon (111 S. Cherry Street) in Hammond. This no-cost community screening event will offer educational resources on prevention and early detection as well as screenings for prostate and colorectal cancer. There will also be free food, music, and activities for children.
While appointments are encouraged, walk-in screenings are available. To make an appointment, call (985) 239-5739 or visit marybird.org/barbershopbash.
