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Louisiana Legislature Looking to Implement Changes in Accordance with Guidelines Developed by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
LDH Launches Project M.O.M. with New Director
New Brain Mapping Technique Sheds Light on Alzheimer’s Development
Louisiana Families for Vaccines Hosts Day of Action
New Orleans Mental Health Campaign Dramatically Cuts Treatment Delays for Psychosis
Terrebonne General Health System, CIS Achieves Coronary Interventional Excellence Award
STHS Unveils Lab Upgrade at St. Tammany Parish Hospital
DIEEP Hosts Date with Dad
November 19, 2019
Mind Clinic Conference Slated for Dec. 5...

Trusted Provider Network (TPN), Louisiana’s first and only professional behavioral health clinician network and database, will launch a series of talks in order to provide continuing education for licensed Greater New Orleans mental health clinicians to strengthen the relationships within the region’s behavioral health community.

The TPN Mind Clinic on Friday, Dec. 5 is offering Healthcare Journal of New Orleans and Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge subscribers a $20 registration fee with the code TPN20. 

November 18, 2019
LSU Health Research Discovers Potential...

Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd professor and director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, found a new mechanism by which a class of molecules his lab discovered may protect brain and retinal cells against neurodegenerative diseases like age-related macular degeneration and Alzheimer’s. Results, published in PNAS Latest Articles identify elovanoids as a potential new therapeutic approach for these devastating conditions.

November 18, 2019
Tulane Medical Center Earns National Rec...

Tulane Medical Center has earned platinum recognition for its efforts to increase organ, eye, and tissue donor registrations across the state. The award was presented by the Workplace Partnership for Life (WPFL) Hospital Organ Donation Campaign, a national initiative that unites the U.S.

November 18, 2019
Ochsner Joins New Orleans College Footba...

The New Orleans College Football Championship Host Committee (NOCFCHC) has named Ochsner Health System (Ochsner) its Official Healthcare Provider and the title sponsor for its volunteer programs. The 2020 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship will feature a weekend full of fan-friendly events culminating with the CFP National Championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Jan. 13.

November 18, 2019
Healthgrades Names STPH among America’s...

Healthgrades named St. Tammany Parish Hospital one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery in its annual performance evaluation of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide. In the same survey, Healthgrades awarded STPH five-star ratings for carotid surgery, pacemaker procedures, spinal fusion and treatment of pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis, and stroke.