Paul Harch, MD, Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Edward Fogarty, MD, Chair of Radiology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will present details of the case of three-year-old Eden Carlson at the HBOT 2017 – 11th International Symposium on Friday, Aug. 18, at 12 noon, CDT. Eden’s story of drowning, and recovery, following hyperbaric oxygen therapy, has been making headlines around the world.
August 15, 2017
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering a proposal that would allow forced arbitration clauses in nursing home and long-term care (LTC) contracts. In comments submitted to CMS, advocates fighting the proposal contend that if such clauses are allowed, vulnerable older Louisianans entering nursing homes would be stripped of their legal rights in the fine print of admission agreements.
August 15, 2017
Nearly 80,000 new cases of primary brain tumors are expected to be diagnosed this year, including glioblastoma, the disease for which Sen. John McCain is currently being treated. Northshore patients, suffering with many types of brain tumors and other neurological conditions, now have convenient access to the world’s most precise and noninvasive treatment device, the Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™.
August 15, 2017
A collaboration between Ochsner Medical Center Vascular and Endovascular surgeon, Dr. Hernan Bazan, and Tulane University School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Dr. Cooper Woods is developing new understandings on carotid plaque rupture and stroke. The research, which builds upon a previous study, shows changes occurring in the carotid plaques of patients who have had a stroke are also present in the circulation, in the blood. As such, this could be developed as biomarkers of carotid plaque rupture, and risk of future carotid-related stroke.
August 15, 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health $15 million, over five years, for its cancer education, early detection, comprehensive control, and registry programs. The funding will support the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health and Comprehensive Cancer Control programs, as well as the Louisiana Tumor Registry at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health.
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