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A large number of people with COVID-19 are asymptomatic. Others recover quickly while many suffer severe symptoms including profound respiratory distress. A significant number die from the infection. What are the driving causes of this variability?

The Respiratory Therapist is an essential need in modern healthcare and those who have answered the call to become an RCP get great satisfaction from their work. Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best, “To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” This is the mission of the Respiratory Therapist.

Our Lady of the Lake is offering exclusive partnerships for businesses of all sizes to gain access to rapid COVID-19 testing, antibody testing, training for employees and screeners, a designated physician liaison and an infection safety assessment of your workplace with recommendations. 

Find yourself cooking more lately? Maybe you’ve been considering a new hobby or finally doing that genealogy research on your family tree? Whatever you are into, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library has digital resources to match.

Crisis creates uncertainty. However, in a world full of uncertainty, anything is possible. During times of crisis and uncertainty, which may include lay-offs or job loss, many adults begin to consider returning to school to work on a career change. High school students often find themselves thinking about careers they might be interested in pursuing after graduation as well. People frequently find themselves reflecting on what they have been doing, what brings them joy, and what is important to them. If you or your prospective college student have been thinking about the future, you are not alone. 

Our Lady of the Lake, once seen as Baton Rouge’s community hospital, has grown in recent years to become a nationally recognized academic medical center with robust research and graduate medical education programs. This skilled team of researchers and scientists has most recently put their expertise to use in the fight against COVID-19, including participating in three groundbreaking research projects to address this aid in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease.

Food insecurity was already affecting the nutrition and health of millions of U.S. families before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic has vastly worsened the burden as demand for food increased.

Has the stay-at-home order derailed your diet or exercise routine? Pennington Biomedical Research Center has tips to help you get back on track.

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Due to the COVID-19 reality and the uncertainty surrounding it, expectations for higher education are shifting. So what should parents and students be looking for as they navigate the uncharted waters of what now promises to be a very different sea of college choices?