SWLA hospital weighs in on new program to reduce ER visits
In the hopes of cutting down on trips to the ER, LDH has partnered with Acadian Health to provide at-home care through a ...
Louisiana health department will no longer promote ‘mass vaccinations’
Critics of the Louisiana surgeon general's decision warned that when vaccination rates go down, "you get worse outbreaks." ...
Louisiana health officials end mass vaccine promotion, shift focus to doctor-patient discussions
Louisiana’s top health officials say public trust in medicine plummeted due to COVID missteps and that government should stop pushing vaccines. They argue public health must shift focus to chronic ...
Memo sent from Louisiana Department of Health says they will no longer promote mass vaccinations
In a memo sent across Louisiana to its health providers, Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham says the state health ...
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Louisiana Department of Health launches pilot program to streamline ER utilization
Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid program announces an emergency room (ER) utilization reduction pilot program launching this month across the 12 parishes comprising Region 4 (Acadiana) and ...
A taste of NOLA in KC, Jazz a Louisiana Kitchen
When you’re craving something sweet, donuts are the perfect treat. However, you may want to stick to Dunkin' or Krispy Kreme. On January 7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared a class ...
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Crown Point Fire to launch new EMS equipment
CROWN POINT — Emergency medical equipment at the Crown Point Fire Department is getting an upgrade ... The LIFEPAK 35 monitor and defibrillator allows EMS professionals to send patient vitals ...
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New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
A New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for ... $200,000 in fines and the loss of their medical license. "Make no mistake, since Roe v Wade was overturned, we've ...
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Louisiana escalates battle against medication abortion
A New York doctor was indicted Friday by a grand jury in Louisiana ... to undermine our providers’ ability to deliver critical care,” she said. Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter ...
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Rochester Regional Health trains EMS workers on childbirth situations
Rochester Regional Health's OBGYN experts trained workers on ... The training is meant to prepare EMS workers for situations where they can't make it to a hospital in time and must perform a ...
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Louisiana mother, NY doctor indicted for giving minor abortion pills
Louisiana Right to Life celebrated the indictment in a statement, criticizing the New York physician for mailing abortion pills. “Carpenter is not licensed to practice medicine in the state of ...
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New York Doctor Indicted in Louisiana for Sending Abortion Pills There
By Pam Belluck and Emily Cochrane A state grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a New ... Doctors, nurse practitioners and other health care providers in states with shield laws have been sending ...