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    Help and Resources for Addiction
    • 4 min
    LOCAL

    Help and Resources for Addiction

    BATON ROUGE, LA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration treatment locator. SAMHSA provides a searchable national...
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    LDH reaffirms recommendation that all eligible children be vaccinated now, given recent COVID cases
    • 2 min
    HEALTH

    LDH reaffirms recommendation that all eligible children be vaccinated now, given recent COVID cases

    Baton Rouge, La. — The Louisiana Department of Health today reaffirms its official recommendation that all eligible children receive the...
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    Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director — Interview with the Black Press of America
    • 3 min
    HEALTH

    Dr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director — Interview with the Black Press of America

    By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...
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    Possible HIV vaccine shows promise, researchers say
    • 1 min
    HEALTH

    Possible HIV vaccine shows promise, researchers say

    A technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. Wide scale testing is a...
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    New Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American Community
    • 3 min
    HEALTH

    New Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American Community

    By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia News that Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement that their...
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    Child Vaccinations Decline During COVID-19 Pandemic
    • 1 min
    HEALTH

    Child Vaccinations Decline During COVID-19 Pandemic

    August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and with childhood immunizations on the decline because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re...
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    Over 1 in 3 Louisianans say lockdown inspired them to make healthier life choices, reveals study.
    • 3 min
    HEALTH

    Over 1 in 3 Louisianans say lockdown inspired them to make healthier life choices, reveals study.

    1 in 5 respondents say their alcohol consumption has decreased the longer lockdown has continued. The average American has learned to...
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    Geaux Get Tested Initiative Launches in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • 5 min
    HEALTH

    Geaux Get Tested Initiative Launches in East Baton Rouge Parish

    Baton Rouge, La. – July 6, 2020 – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced the opening of several testing sites in East Baton Rouge...
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    Ochsner Baton Rouge Offers Free COVID-19 Antibody Test to Blood, Platelet Donors
    • 2 min
    LOCAL

    Ochsner Baton Rouge Offers Free COVID-19 Antibody Test to Blood, Platelet Donors

    Special incentive encouragesdonation during critical shortage BATON ROUGE – On Thursday, June 18, the Ochsner Bloodmobile will park and...
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    Department of Health Reports More than 2,500 Additional COVID-19 Cases, Most from Commercial Labs
    • 1 min
    HEALTH

    Department of Health Reports More than 2,500 Additional COVID-19 Cases, Most from Commercial Labs

    BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Thursday reports 2,726 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to...
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    ICYMI: Gov. Edwards' COVID-19 Major Disaster Declaration Request Approved by President Trump
    • 1 min
    STATE

    ICYMI: Gov. Edwards' COVID-19 Major Disaster Declaration Request Approved by President Trump

    BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that his request for a statewide Major Disaster Declaration in response to the spread of...
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    ACEP Introduces Stop the Spread: A Patient Guide to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    • 2 min
    HEALTH

    ACEP Introduces Stop the Spread: A Patient Guide to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is providing guidance for patients to minimize their risk of...
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    Louisiana Healthcare Connection Promotes National Nutrition Month
    • 3 min
    NATIONAL

    Louisiana Healthcare Connection Promotes National Nutrition Month

    State has high rates of hunger, food insecurity among children and seniors Baton Rouge, La. – National Nutrition Month, observed each...
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    Behavioral Health Hospital Coming to North Baton Rouge
    • 2 min
    LOCAL

    Behavioral Health Hospital Coming to North Baton Rouge

    BATON ROUGE, La – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s initiative to expand health care access and quality jobs in North Baton Rouge...
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    ICYMI: Wall Street Journal: Louisiana’s Deal for Hepatitis C Drugs May Serve as Model
    • 1 min
    HEALTH

    ICYMI: Wall Street Journal: Louisiana’s Deal for Hepatitis C Drugs May Serve as Model

    BATON ROUGE – Ted Alcorn of the Wall Street Journal highlights how Louisiana's plan for a statewide elimination of Hepatitis C could...
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    First Mosquito Sample in EBR Parish for 2019 Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
    • 1 min
    HEALTH

    First Mosquito Sample in EBR Parish for 2019 Tests Positive for West Nile Virus

    For first time in 2019, West Nile Virus detected in EBR Parish
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    Unhealthy State of Affairs Regarding Black Health
    • 3 min
    HEALTH

    Unhealthy State of Affairs Regarding Black Health

    By Glenn Ellis There is no disagreement that African Americans have worse health outcomes across the board. Researchers, scientists,...
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    A Warm Bedtime Bath Can Help You Cool Down And Sleep Better
    • 2 min
    HEALTH

    A Warm Bedtime Bath Can Help You Cool Down And Sleep Better

    Graduate student Shahab Haghayegh has long had trouble sleeping. But when the biomedical engineering student began his doctoral program...
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    A Plant-Based Diet Can Reduce Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, If You Do It Correctly
    • 7 min
    HEALTH

    A Plant-Based Diet Can Reduce Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, If You Do It Correctly

    Experts say not all plant-based diets are the same. They offer specific advice on how to get the most out of your nutrition plans Type 2...
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    ‘Avoidable’ ER Visits Fuel Health Care Costs
    • 2 min
    HEALTH

    ‘Avoidable’ ER Visits Fuel Health Care Costs

    THE STAGGERING AMOUNT of money the U.S. spends on health care each year – expected to reach about $6 trillion by 2027 – is being driven...
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