HJBR Nov/Dec 2023

+ %5 November / December 2023 I Vol. 16, No. 6 Contents DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ................................................ 39 Hospital Rounds ................................................. 57 Ad Index .................................................................... 66 CORRESPONDENTS Medicaid .................................................................... 48 Children’s Health ................................................. 50 Nursing ....................................................................... 52 Oncology ................................................................... 54 FEATURES One on One . ......................................................................... 8 Stephen Russo Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health CTE: Football’s Aftermath - Part IV .................. 19 Tackle Football Causes Significant Brain Changes After Only One Season at Youth, High School, or College Levels Q&A with Robert A Stern, PhD Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Director of Clinical Research, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center Q&A ......................................................................................... 26 William “Beau” Clark, MD East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Changing the Care of Chronic Conditions: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome .................................... 32 Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent 8 19