Healthcare

OLOL briefing: Baton Rouge employers should handle coronavirus response day by day

Baton Rouge employers concerned about how the COVID-19 coronavirus might affect their workplace should...

Peggy Scott: 2020 Baton Rouge Business Hall of Fame inductee

Peggy Scott’s record of success proves nothing is impossible, including the shattering of the corporate glass ceiling.

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome urges public to take coronavirus ‘very seriously’

In an early-morning address to residents today, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome reiterated that while...

LSU monitoring for coronavirus spread, cancels spring trip to China

An LSU student who was recently studying in China has completed her self-quarantine to...

Simple ways to prep your office in the event of coronavirus 

COVID-2019, the new coronavirus, is coming to American communities. The Centers for Disease Control...

Louisiana hopes to have lab test capability for coronavirus in coming weeks

While global stock prices continued to plunge today as the number of new coronavirus...

Life can change … in a heartbeat

Baton Rouge's Roxane Bingham remembers her heart attack as though it happened yesterday. Her message: Pay attention to your body if something seems wrong.

Chances are rising that your doctor will be female

Louisiana, however, has yet to see female students dominate med schools.

10 tips for taking care of you in 2020

From weighted blankets to volunteering, some outside-the-box health tips from local wellness pros.

The good, the bad and the ugly of the health care industry

The state of the Baton Rouge health care market in 2020 depends on where you fit on the industry spectrum.