The new year brings the best of healthy intentions, but by mid-January in Louisiana, king cakes start popping up and the Mardi Gras balls and parties begin. Ochsner Eat Fit invites you to restart your New Year’s resolutions by participating in the fifth annual Alcohol Free for 40 Challenge. The challenge, which begins on Ash Wednesday (Feb.
February 11, 2020
Tulane Health System has promoted nursing veteran Deon Guidroz to associate chief nursing officer, where she will provide nursing leadership for quality and patient experience initiatives at the system’s Tulane Medical Center campus in downtown New Orleans.
February 4, 2020
LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine will host a special Grand Rounds with the latest and detailed information about the new coronavirus declared a public health emergency in the U.S. and globally. 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Clinician Update is scheduled for Feb. 7 from 12 n.n - 1 p.m. on LSU Health New Orleans’ downtown campus in the first-floor Lecture Room A of the Medical Education Building, 1901 Perdido Street. It is intended to provide healthcare providers with important information about this new disease before they may have to deal with it in their practices.
February 4, 2020
Tulane Medical Center has been recognized by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. The hospital was recently awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack.
Tulane Medical Center is the only hospital in the New Orleans area to achieve this level of accreditation from the ACC.
February 4, 2020
A study analyzing LSU Health’s Louisiana Tumor Registry and other NCI-designated tumor registry data found that by the time recommended screening for colorectal begins, cancers have already spread in a high percentage of people. Results report that the rate of colorectal cancer incidence increased by 46.1% from 49 to 50 years of age (the age recommended to start routine colorectal cancer screening) and that 92.9% of the cases of colorectal cancer diagnosed at age 50 were invasive (localized, regional, or distant stage.) The study is published in JAMA Open Network.
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