The Health Secretary, the War Budget, and the Louisiana Doctor Who Kept Fact-Checking
By Dianne Marie Normand Hartley
April 29, 2026
April 27, 2026
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has confirmed one case of measles in a pediatric resident of Region 1 (comprised of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard parishes). The patient was exposed to measles during international travel.
The individual who tested positive is in isolation and is receiving treatment at a Region 1 hospital. This patient was partially vaccinated. To protect patient confidentiality, no further information about the patient will be released.
April 27, 2026
St. Tammany Health System and Intuitive recently held a hands-on demonstration in the hospital lobby in Covington featuring the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system.
The event highlighted the hospital’s recent milestone of 500 procedures performed using the next-generation platform while offering live looks at the technology in action and interview opportunities with St. Tammany surgeons about the clinical benefits of advanced minimally invasive technology.
April 23, 2026
Louisiana Healthcare Connections announced the opening of its 2026 Major Investment Community Health Grants cycle, making $100,000 in total funding available to organizations working to improve health outcomes across the state.
April 21, 2026
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Metairie added Jack Christian (“Chris”) Winters, MD, FACS, a urologist and urologic surgeon known for reconstructive urology, including the evaluation and treatment of bladder dysfunction especially after prior cancer treatments, urinary incontinence, bladder compliance abnormalities, and urodynamics.
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