September 3, 2026

A new video highlights construction progress on FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center’s $55 million Emergency Department Reimagination project. 

The multi-phase project will expand capacity, improve patient flow, and incorporate advanced technology to support emergency and trauma care. Renovated treatment areas will provide greater privacy, safety, and comfort for patients while creating a more efficient environment for care teams. 

September 3, 2026

Greenbelt, Maryland – A former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee pled guilty in federal court to a conspiracy charge stemming from a scheme to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the Federal Records Act in connection with communications about coronavirus research grants. 

David M. Morens, 78, of Chester, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States. Morens served as a senior advisor in NIAID’s Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022.

August 27, 2026

CTE found in at least 1 in 4 NFL players — could be 9 in 10

by Dianne Marie Normand Hartley for US Healthcare Journals

If a school board paid employees to numb boys’ brains so they could feel no pain, put helmets on them to keep their skulls from breaking, then yelled at them to collide at explosive speed, again and again for months—would we allow it?

Yes, I know that is a bit science fiction because schools today don’t have to numb the boys’ brains—humans don’t have pain receptors in their brains.2 (Most people do not know that.)

August 27, 2026

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Andrew T. Faucheux, MD, hematologist and oncologist, will join its Essen campus on August 24, 2026.

August 27, 2026

As students across the state return to the classroom, youth vaping remains a critical public health crisis. The 2023 Louisiana Youth Tobacco Survey reports that 30% of high school students and 18% of middle school students currently vape, making Louisiana the third-highest state in the nation for high school vaping.

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is calling on parents, teachers, health care providers, and community partners to educate young people about the risks of vaping and protect their health.