The DHH secretary applauds Sen. Mary Landrieu’s efforts to include state Medicaid money in the federal reform package, but he loathes the bill on which it’s riding.
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Physicians are forgoing the tedious work of running a private practice to focus on the care of hospitalized patients.
The medical world embraces telemedicine, which provides online access to specialists who don’t have offices near their patients.
A groundbreaking nonsurgical procedure reduces the need to amputate the legs of patients with peripheral arterial disease.
As insurers, providers and government officials grapple with the rising cost of health care, Baton Rouge-based nursing giant Amedisys thinks it has an effective way to treat our society’s sickest patients.
Blue Cross and the parent company of OLOL resolve their second dispute in as many years, underscoring an affordability crisis and the need to implement cost-effective alternatives.
Pennington’s chair of health wisdom refutes—for the bazillionth time—a story that says physical activity is not good for you, and discusses his latest project on exercise and the elderly.
Rxercise fills the knowledge gap between physicians and trainers with a program that combines specialized exercises and good nutrition for patients with health problems.
Claud Derbes didn’t have to contend with a Walmart Supercenter a couple of blocks away when he opened Central Drug Store at Hooper and Sullivan roads in 1998, but the independent pharmacist has managed to keep up with nearby big-box competition through some unique services.
There’s always that middle-school guidance counselor on television sitcoms who tells a worried pre-teen that if they just do what they enjoy for a living, it will all work out in the end.
Don’t try the old “I avoid running because it hurts my knees” gambit with Gloria Wall McClelland.
Vishwa Deep Dixit doesn’t want anyone to think that’s he cured HIV, or found a way to reduce disease-related inflammation, or that he’s found a way to prevent the immune system from deteriorating.
An expected drop in the federal match in state Medicaid dollars could result in layoffs and the closure of some hospitals.
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