4 minLOCALHelp and Resources for AddictionBATON ROUGE, LA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration treatment locator. SAMHSA provides a searchable national...
2 minHEALTHLDH reaffirms recommendation that all eligible children be vaccinated now, given recent COVID casesBaton Rouge, La. — The Louisiana Department of Health today reaffirms its official recommendation that all eligible children receive the...
3 minHEALTHDr. Rochelle Walensky, CDC Director — Interview with the Black Press of AmericaBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has...
1 minHEALTHPossible HIV vaccine shows promise, researchers sayA technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. Wide scale testing is a...
3 minHEALTHNew Coronavirus Vaccine Requires ‘Trust’ of African American CommunityBy Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia News that Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement that their...
1 minHEALTHChild Vaccinations Decline During COVID-19 PandemicAugust is National Immunization Awareness Month, and with childhood immunizations on the decline because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re...
3 minHEALTHOver 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...
5 minHEALTHGeaux 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...
2 minLOCALOchsner Baton Rouge Offers Free COVID-19 Antibody Test to Blood, Platelet DonorsSpecial incentive encouragesdonation during critical shortage BATON ROUGE – On Thursday, June 18, the Ochsner Bloodmobile will park and...
1 minHEALTHDepartment of Health Reports More than 2,500 Additional COVID-19 Cases, Most from Commercial LabsBATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) on Thursday reports 2,726 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to...
1 minSTATEICYMI: Gov. Edwards' COVID-19 Major Disaster Declaration Request Approved by President TrumpBATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that his request for a statewide Major Disaster Declaration in response to the spread of...
2 minHEALTHACEP 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...
3 minNATIONALLouisiana Healthcare Connection Promotes National Nutrition MonthState has high rates of hunger, food insecurity among children and seniors Baton Rouge, La. – National Nutrition Month, observed each...
2 minLOCALBehavioral Health Hospital Coming to North Baton RougeBATON ROUGE, La – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s initiative to expand health care access and quality jobs in North Baton Rouge...
1 minHEALTHICYMI: Wall Street Journal: Louisiana’s Deal for Hepatitis C Drugs May Serve as ModelBATON ROUGE – Ted Alcorn of the Wall Street Journal highlights how Louisiana's plan for a statewide elimination of Hepatitis C could...
1 minHEALTHFirst Mosquito Sample in EBR Parish for 2019 Tests Positive for West Nile VirusFor first time in 2019, West Nile Virus detected in EBR Parish
3 minHEALTHUnhealthy State of Affairs Regarding Black HealthBy Glenn Ellis There is no disagreement that African Americans have worse health outcomes across the board. Researchers, scientists,...
2 minHEALTHA Warm Bedtime Bath Can Help You Cool Down And Sleep BetterGraduate student Shahab Haghayegh has long had trouble sleeping. But when the biomedical engineering student began his doctoral program...
7 minHEALTHA Plant-Based Diet Can Reduce Your Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, If You Do It CorrectlyExperts 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...
2 minHEALTH‘Avoidable’ ER Visits Fuel Health Care CostsTHE STAGGERING AMOUNT of money the U.S. spends on health care each year – expected to reach about $6 trillion by 2027 – is being driven...