September 8, 2022

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center recently recognized persons and presented several prestigious awards, named after individuals who made meaningful differences in the fight against cancer. These awards honored Bob and Alice Greer; Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips; and Frederic T. Billings, III, MD.

September 8, 2022

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health welcomes Grant Clinkingbeard, MD, as its newest pediatrician in the Northshore community. 

Located in Covington, Clinkingbeard specializes in primary care pediatrics and joins the practice with fellow pediatrician and internal medicine specialist, Susan F. Ovella, MD.

September 8, 2022

Louisiana Healthcare Connections assisted with 19 back-to-school events across the state, helping to ensure that nearly 5,000 children were adequately prepared for the 2022-2023 school year.

September 8, 2022

Baton Rouge General (BRG) announced that it is expanding its cardiothoracic surgery services with the addition of two surgeons, Azeem Khan, MD, and Imtiaz Khan, MD. 

September 8, 2022

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed the use of updated COVID-19 boosters for anyone 12 years and older, following its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) emergency use authorization.