With the support of corporate partner, GMFS Mortgage, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center will hold a skin cancer screening event on June 4 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo. This free community event will also provide sun safety education to adults and children.
This screening, part of the Cancer Center’s Prevention on the Go program, is funded by GMFS, which became Mary Bird Perkins’ first corporate partner in 2017.
Ochsner Baton Rouge Medical Director of Sports Medicine Jeremy Burnham, MD, recently used a breakthrough technology to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) – a debilitating knee injury that cannot heal on its own.
Cycling is kicking back into high gear amid rising gas prices, but which U.S. cities are most ideal for Americans who prefer to pedal their way around town?
To mark World Bicycle Day on June 3, LawnStarter ranked 2022’s Best Biking Cities in the U.S.
How does Baton Rouge stack up?
Baton Rouge's Rank in Some Key Metrics (1st = Best)
-Friendliness of State Bike Laws - 169th
-Bike Score - 121st
-Natural Hazards Index - 157th
-Historical Average Monthly Inches of Precipitation - 189th
-Number of Bike Meetups - 121st
On June 14, Ochsner Baton Rouge will open its fourth facility in Ascension Parish, Ochsner Health Center – Gonzales, located at 2400 S. Burnside Ave. (La. 44), near the intersection of La. 30. The $25 million center offers both primary and specialty care.
Constance Blunt, MD, will join Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates in June. She will help diagnose and treat a wide range of cancerous blood disorders and solid tumors.
