Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Russ Parks, MD, to the active medical staff. Parks has joined the practice of OrthoLA.
December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024
Louisiana Healthcare Connections has announced the award of $150,000 in grant funding to five community organizations supporting a wide variety of health initiatives within Louisiana communities throughout the state.
Community Health Grants from Louisiana Healthcare Connections fund nonprofits, healthcare providers, and schools addressing the health plan’s strategic priorities of social determinants of health, increasing access to preventive care, promoting health equity, and improving health outcomes in Louisiana.
December 10, 2024
The New Family Center at St. Tammany Health System’s flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital has again been included on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care for 2024-2025.
December 2, 2024
Acadian Air Med has announced that Maranda Granger is the company’s new chief flight nurse.
Granger holds 16 years of ICU and ER nursing experience and a background in education, along with Air Med operational knowledge. She joined Acadian Air Med as a registered nurse in October 2019. Since then, she has worked at multiple Air Med bases throughout the program, and has been a flight line supervisor for the past two years.
December 2, 2024
As whooping cough cases rise in the U.S., a new nasal vaccine developed by Tulane University may hold the key to reducing the spread of the highly contagious respiratory disease.
Current pertussis vaccines are widely used and effective at preventing whooping cough, caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. However, the vaccines fail to clear bacteria from the upper respiratory tract, allowing even vaccinated individuals to spread the disease.
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