Ochsner Health's chief medical officer apologized that an underage student who faked a parental permission signature was vaccinated against COVID-19 at an Oct. 20 event at East Jefferson High School
Baton Rouge General is teaming up with the YMCA for Flu Shot Week, bringing drive-thru flu shot events to the community starting Monday, Oct. 18 through Saturday, Oct. 23.
The Office of Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana Board of Regents, and the Council of Student Body Presidents partnered to form the COVID-19 Student Wellbeing Task Force.
According to LDH, almost 40% of new COVID cases are being found in kids between five and 11 years old, which is the exact age group Pfizer wishes to see its vaccine approved for.
A side effect of the pandemic is rearing its ugly head, doctors are finding more advanced cases of cancer in patients after cancer screenings are down drastically
Thursday, advisers to the Food and Drug Administration evaluated the evidence that Moderna boosters should be offered, too -- and on Friday, they’ll tackle the same question for those who got Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine.
Without access to affordable healthy foods, a nutritious diet and good health are out of reach for many in our community. As a result, poor diet-related diseases like diabetes and obesity are on the rise among children.
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference at 2:30 before receiving his COVID-19 booster shot and the flu shot on Wednesday, October 6
Medicine evolves and changes over the years, and infectious disease specialist, Brobson Lutz, M.D. says there’s a reason why medical professionals study and have this prescription power.
Co-founder of the Yes-We-Cannibal organization, Matt Keel, say the non-profit aims to bring awareness to some of the city’s local artists and musicians
AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker that developed one of the first COVID-19 vaccines, has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to authorize the emergency use of an antibody treatment to prevent the disease.
Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center will break ground next year on a new $100M cancer treatment center, officials with the hospital and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday, Oct. 4.
Ochsner Health has announced a change to its upcoming 2022 health benefits enrollment plans that could add a fee for employees whose spouses or domestic partners are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference about recovery efforts from Hurricane Ida and the state’s fourth surge of COVID-19 at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28.
Doctors recommend you get the booster shot if you are at least 65 and older or at least 18 with an underlying condition and live or work somewhere that puts you at high risk of exposure.
The annual Ryan’s Run returned to downtown Baton Rouge. Sickle Cell Awareness Month is about remembering the loved ones lost and honoring those still fighting the disease.
The sites that will close are Essen Lane and Constantin Boulevard in Baton Rouge and the Livingston testing site located at 5000 O’Donovan Boulevard in Walker.
At Livonia Branch Library, there is a children’s section filled with books, most donated by Livonia High School English Teacher, Ms. Lucy Boley. Today, her family is reading one of her favorites I Love You Forever.
President Joe Biden on Friday urged those now eligible for COVID-19 booster shots to get the added protection a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the doses for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans.
The Louisiana Department of Health is now operating 13 community-based monoclonal antibody therapy (mAb) treatment sites, including one in Baton Rouge, and is on track to open one additional site on Saturday.
Ellison Travis, the acting US attorney for the middle district of Louisiana, said the owner of a Baton Rouge lab and a Floriday woman have been charged in an alleged scheme to pay and receive healthcare kickbacks.
We’re potentially weeks away before President Biden’s COVID action plan goes into effect, but a lot of businesses are still trying to figure out how this will work.
You can stop by the Southern University Law Center Atrium located at 2 Roosevelt Steptoe St. on Southern University’s campus this Friday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. to participate.
According to LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard, the university has started to unenroll students for not following the COVID-19 vaccination rules.
