Healthcare

Millions of US workers are dealing with long COVIDĀ 

It’s one of numerous papers, surveys, and studies attempting to assess the effect of long COVID on workers, businesses and the overall economy.

Louisiana panel dives into medical marijuana workplace issues

With medical marijuana now available to Louisiana’s workforce, employees have raised concerns that they could be fired or face other job-related repercussions for testing positive for a legal drug taken on the advice of a physician.Ā 

Roundup: Trade data / Shipwreck discovered / Medical marijuanaĀ Ā 

Regulations: A group of major U.S. businesses wants the government to hide key import...

Amedisys expands at-home health care services to central ArkansasĀ 

Amedisys and its subsidiary Contessa today announced an agreement with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to provide at-home medical care in central Arkansas.

Honeywell begins production of medical propellant at new Baton Rouge plant

Honeywell announced the opening of a new plant in Baton Rouge, its first large-scale manufacturing site for medical propellent Solstice Air.

Federal appeals court in NOLA mulls Biden vaccine mandate for US contractors

A federal appeals court in New Orleans is the latest to hear arguments on...

Frustration in the workforce fuels surge of quick quitting

The rate of workers holding jobs for less than a year increased 4.94% in...

Medical services facility on Airport Avenue sells for $5.9M to New York investor group

The property that houses Baton Rouge Vascular Access has sold to a New York investment group for $5.9 million

LSU researchers using AI to match cancer treatments to patientsĀ 

LSU researchers have built a cancer drug discovery engine powered by artificial intelligence that could match any type of cancer—based on a small cell sample from a patient—with the drug most likely to treat it,

Mary Bird Perkins plans to extend its reach under new CEO

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in the coming year will work to expand its reach into areas that don’t currently have access to high-quality cancer care,