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Pennington formally launches Greaux Healthy childhood obesity initiative
Pennington Biomedical Research Center last week formally launched its Greaux Healthy initiative, designed to address childhood obesity in Louisiana.
Developed in partnership with the state,...
Capital Region health care professionals to watch in 2025
From cutting-edge research to compassionate patient care, health care professionals across the Capital Region are making strides in their fields.
As Business Report writes in...
How the Baton Rouge Health District is prescribing innovation
The Baton Rouge landscape is dotted with world-class medical facilities, each a testament to the city’s commitment to health care excellence.
But as Business Report...
How Capital Region researchers and doctors are leading the charge in precision health care
Imagine walking into your doctor’s office and getting a simple finger-stick blood test that is used to prescribe a personalized diet aimed at optimizing...
The future of health care in Baton Rouge: What’s next?
Running a hospital has never been easy, but today’s health care leaders are facing more challenges than ever.
Rising costs, staffing shortages, evolving technology and...
Health systems are betting big on booming communities
Local hospitals are ramping up their push into the Baton Rouge suburbs, zeroing in on high-growth areas to build new health care facilities or...
Capital Region physicians push back against insurance-driven treatment limits
After UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down in Midtown Manhattan last December, a tirade of social media comments expressed anger over the widely...
More than a decade in, the Health District is prescribing innovation, collaboration and a...
The Baton Rouge landscape is dotted with world-class medical facilities, each a testament to the city’s commitment to health care excellence.
But behind the impressive...
Newsmakers: Health care professionals to watch in 2025
From cutting-edge research to compassionate patient care, health care professionals across the Capital Region are making strides in their fields.
A few standout individuals are...
A look at the Capital Region’s latest medical technology and developments
THE WORLD’S BEST?
Not many hospitals can legitimately claim to be one of the world’s best. But one in Baton Rouge can—five times over. Woman’s...
Baton Rouge medical experts forecast health care trends for 2025
The health care industry in Baton Rouge is moving the needle forward in more ways than one. Woman’s Hospital opened a new perinatal mental...
Louisiana’s medical marijuana and hemp sectors adapt to new laws, market dynamics and consumer...
The medical marijuana and hemp industries in Louisiana continue to evolve, even as they must navigate ever-changing laws governing how such products are produced...
How an airplane ride made Baton Rouge ground zero for developing a revolutionary health...
Sometimes the greatest partnerships emerge from being at the right place at the right time. In 2014, two professionals sat next to each other...
A concern for employee well-being is driving H&E Rentals’ commitment to awareness and resources
Traditionally, U.S. corporate culture has prioritized professionalism and productivity over mental health and work-life balance. Since COVID-19 and the Great Resignation in 2021, the...
New Blue Cross CEO talks prospects of future sale, staying competitive
Much has changed at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.
In February, Blue Cross withdrew a plan of reorganization and sale to for-profit, out-of-state...
Break or burnout? Scheduling a ‘thinkcation’ not only benefits you, but it could add...
If your professional life seems like a game of sped-up Whac-a-Mole—knocking out tasks as fast and flustered as you can—you’re not alone. After all,...
Cheri Johnson ensures safe perinatal experiences for women
Cheri Johnson didn’t seek to be a hospital executive. It sought her.
Before becoming the executive vice president of patient care and chief nursing officer...
Med spas are on the rise, but are they safe?
When Dr. Leone Elliott opened his medical spa Healthcare Gallery and Wellness Spa in 2014, his business was one of a small handful of...
Urgent care: The new disruptor
Urgent care clinics continue to pop up throughout the Capital Region, changing the way people seek treatment for minor ailments ranging from sniffles and...
How AI is impacting care
Artificial Intelligence-powered software has quickly become mainstream as leaders across many industries weigh the limitations and vast possibilities of these tools.
Commonly known as AI,...
