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The “Big Health Event” to offer free health screenings, fitness tips

WEBAn upcoming event will focus on the issue. The Urban League of Louisiana and Ochsner Health have teamed up to host what is being called, “The Big Health Event.”. It will take …

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Respiratory illness risk remains high in Louisiana, but is starting to

WEBPublished: Feb. 14, 2024 at 7:48 PM PST. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After having one of the worst respiratory illness seasons in the country, Louisiana is finally on the decline in …

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Louisiana plans to expand mental health crisis care services

WEBNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The pandemic and catastrophic hurricanes appear to have exacerbated mental health problems in Louisiana and the state is preparing to launch …

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Louisiana’s chief medical officer Dr. Joe Kanter steps down

WEBPublished: Feb. 26, 2024 at 12:07 PM PST. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/ Louisiana Illuminator) - Dr. Joe Kanter, the physician who led Louisiana’s battle against COVID-19 and other …

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Construction begins to renovate old Charity Hospital

WEBPublished: Apr. 13, 2022 at 2:23 PM PDT. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For 17 years, the massive Charity Hospital has sat idle on Tulane Avenue, but not anymore. Tulane …

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Bariatric surgeries now covered by insurance for Louisiana state …

WEBNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Governor John Bel Edwards signed a bill, ending the 20-year long battle to get bariatric weight loss surgeries covered by insurance for state employees.

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Louisiana still gripped by nurse and doctor shortage

WEBPublished: Nov. 3, 2021 at 4:30 PM PDT. Health care worker inside a hospital. (Gray tv) NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana’s shortage of health care professionals is not …

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Diabetes in La. is higher for African American men

WEBNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Diabetes is a common disease in America but in Louisiana, it’s too common. According to the Americas Health Rankings website, diabetes is more …

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New study says Medicaid expansion improves health care access …

WEBThe study funded by the Louisiana Department of Health found that emergency department visits per 1,000 Medicaid expansion enrollees dropped from 115 visits per month to 90 …

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In $150M deal, LCMC acquires Lakeview and two Tulane hospitals

WEBLCMC announced Monday (Oct. 10) a $150 million expansion deal in which it will acquire Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, Lakeviews Regional Medical Center in …

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Woman charged in death of adopted 4-year-old son

WEBThe owner ran outside to see the hole ripped into the shed, chunks of ice scattered around and a maimed goat. (KUTV) Two skiers were killed and one was rescued after an …

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New Orleans EMS first in region to carry blood for emergency …

WEBNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) will be the first ground ambulances in the region to carry blood for emergency transfusions for …

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LSU Health & Tulane held in-person Match Day ceremonies; …

WEBIt was the first in-person Match Day in two years for the two medical schools. Dr. Richard DiCarlo is interim dean at LSU Health New Orleans’ School of Medicine.

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Local buyer acquires Bellemont Apartments complex in Metairie …

WEBThe Bellemont Apartment complex has been sold to a local buyer after a series of investigative reports by FOX 8 Defenders highlighted severe living conditions at the …

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Target reportedly pulling some Pride merchandise from stores due …

WEBFILE - Target is reportedly still planning to offer Pride-themed merchandise online and in about half of its nearly 2,000 stores. (Elvert Barnes / CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Nurse Practitioner bill approved in Senate committee

WEBNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Louisiana Senate considers a bill that has divided medical professionals over nurse practitioners. It would allow them to practice without a doctor’s …

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Local Veterans First: 60 volunteers spruce up two veteran facilities …

WEBNEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A group put its decor skills to good use Thursday, sprucing up two facilities for homeless veterans in New Orleans. 60 volunteers from the Accessories …

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North Carolina woman completed Appalachian Trail after being …

WEB(InvestigateTV) — The Appalachian Trail, also called the AT, is a hiking trail on the East Coast that extends almost 2,200 miles between Georgia and Maine. The route passes …

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Oklahoma death row inmate who killed a bank guard is …

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has ruled that a death row inmate is incompetent to be executed after the prisoner received mental evaluations by …

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Day 3 of testimony underway in trial of former deputies accused of

WEBJEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WVUE) - Testimony on the third day of the trial of two former Jefferson Parish deputies accused of manslaughter focused on training protocols and …

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Amid a court fight, LCMC moves forward with its integration plans …

WEBPublished: Jul. 6, 2023 at 8:27 PM PDT. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - More than a dozen attorneys were in federal court Thursday (July 6) over a legal fight involving LCMC …

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Nurses union and employees speak out over proposed Tulane …

WEBLCMC recently sued the FTC back in April after it challenged the health system’s purchase of Tulane Medical Center downtown, along with Tulane Lakeside Hospital in Metairie …

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Ochsner employees lament nearly 800 layoffs, say patient care will …

WEBBy David Jones. Published: May. 12, 2023 at 9:04 PM PDT. NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Fired Ochsner employees sounded off on the company’s decision to abruptly lay off …

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Father of Harmony Montgomery to be sentenced for her death

WEB(CNN) - A New Hampshire man found guilty of killing his 5-year-old daughter could be sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. A jury found Adam Montgomery guilty in …

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GRAPHIC: Florida man recovering after shark attack at a Bahamas …

WEBWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who fell off a fishing boat last month at a marina in the Bahamas and was attacked by a shark is recovering. Marlin Wakeman, 24, …

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Bond set at $100k for NBA YoungBoy in prescription drug fraud case

WEBCACHE COUNTY, Utah (WVUE) - A Cache County judge on Thurs., May 9, set bond at $100,000 for NBA YoungBoy, the chart-topping Baton Rouge rapper at the center of a …

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Hack at large US health care tech company leads to security …

WEBPublished: Mar. 1, 2024 at 1:47 AM PST. (AP) - Health care providers across the country are reeling from a cyberattack on a massive U.S. health care technology company that …

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