Healthcare

Welcome to Obecity, USA

Pennington Biomedical Research Center is launching the campaign to put obesity, and itself, in the national spotlight.

Health District, Rouzan, Burbank projects up for Planning Commission vote today

The Planning Commission will vote later today on several new proposed developments.

Edwards on delta in Louisiana: ‘We don’t have much good news’

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards stopped just short of issuing additional COVID-19 mandates but encouraged residents to get vaccinated.

Supreme Court refuses to block university’s vaccine mandate  

Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday rejected a plea from a group of Indiana...

LSU will mandate vaccines following final FDA approval

LSU President William Tate today announced that when the FDA fully authorizes one or...

Lake After Hours replacing former Arzi’s on Government

A Lake After Hours Urgent Care will replace the former Arzi’s Restaurant space on...

LSU employee union demands tougher COVID measures as faculty weighs legal action

A union that represents 150 employees on the LSU campus is urging the university...

LSU AI platform used to create COVID-19 treatment

LSU researchers and drug company Skymount Medical are beginning studies on COVID-19 patients involving...

Louisiana hospitals overrun, but peak could be weeks away

The peak of Louisiana's fourth and latest coronavirus surge could be weeks away, the...

Baton Rouge Best Dressed Ball pushed back to October 

The 2021 Baton Rouge Best Dressed Ball, benefitting the American Cancer Society, has been...