April 19, 2023

Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) has been named a Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champion by the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for achieving more than 80 percent control rates in adult hypertensive patients.

April 13, 2023

During the course of a five-year study of how unmet needs affect health outcomes of people with type 2 Diabetes that will be completed later this year, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis working closely with Louisiana Healthcare Connections discovered an additional need for support in creating a personal emergency preparedness plan.

April 13, 2023

Woman's Weight Loss Surgery Program has earned accreditation as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. 

April 13, 2023

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital recognized Child Abuse Prevention Month by participating in the nationwide Pinwheels for Prevention campaign. Our Lady of the Lake hosted a recognition event with Child Advocacy Services, which is an agency providing immediate interventions for children exposed to traumatic events in the Capital Region.

April 6, 2023

Louisiana orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Michael J. Leddy III, MD, FAAOS, was elected secretary of the Board of Councilors (BOC) of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). He assumed the new role following the recent AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.