August 18, 2020

Matthew Bald, a Scout with Venture Crew 315, recdently donated more than 1,500 books to DePaul Community Health Centers (DCHC) at the New Orleans East health center, 5630 Read Blvd. The books will be used for DCHC’s Read for Your Health program.

August 18, 2020

The SMH Foundation awarded a grant to Slidell Memorial Hospital for 12 Staxi transportation chairs to help patients and visitors more easily get to their destinations within the hospital.

August 18, 2020

Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) celebrates its 37th anniversary of providing advanced cardiovascular care to communities in south Louisiana and beyond.

CIS began with the vision of Dr. Craig Walker, who started the practice in Houma, La. in 1983. Since then, CIS has grown to more than 65 physicians, 900 team members, 20 locations, and nine telecardiology sites across Louisiana and Mississippi.

August 18, 2020

Thibodaux Regional Health System has teamed up with Nicholls State University Athletics to provide on-going COVID-19 testing for its student-athletes, coaches, and staff. Thibodaux Regional performed over 250 initial tests in an effort to help the football, volleyball, cross-country, and soccer teams begin practice in a safe manner.

August 18, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 can affect people in a number of different ways, from an absence of symptoms to major complications, even death. The Centers for Disease Control recently awarded $700,000 to a Tulane University team of researchers who are studying how the virus works and where and when it is shed.