Spinal tap: A clinic specializing in the treatment of spinal conditions has opened in Baton Rouge. The International Spine Institute, on East Petroleum Drive, off Highland Road near Artizan Salon, treats degenerative spinal conditions and failed back surgery. It was founded by orthopedic spine surgeon, Marco A. Rodriguez, who spent five years in South Carolina before opening the International Spine Institute in Baton Rouge.
No vote: Doctors at the largest hospital system in north Louisiana want its long-time chief executive to resign, The USA Today Network of Louisiana reports. The Willis-Knighton Medical Executive Committee has issued a statement of “no confidence” in CEO James Elrod. The doctors claim Elrod, 80, is intolerant of disagreement and unable to adequately respond to a changing health care market. Elrod came to Willis-Knighton 52 years ago and turned the then-80-bed hospital into an empire. Read more.
In the race: Google is introducing different sizes of its internet-connected speaker to compete against similar devices from Amazon and Apple. The Google Home Mini unveiled today is a button-sized speaker covered in fabric. It includes the same features from the cylindrical speaker that Google rolled out last year in response to Amazon’s Echo. The Mini will cost almost $50, roughly the small price as Amazon’s smaller speaker, the Echo Dot. The standard Google Home speaker costs almost $130. Read more.
