School of Medicine

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School of Medicine In the News

LSU School of Medicine faculty are asked nearly every day to share their expertise on any number of health issues. Here is just a sampling of features and interviews from November 1, 2023 – January 31, 2024:

Boil Water Advisory | Fox 8

$1.2 million grant awarded to LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center to help break down barriers to cervical cancer prevention | Eureka Alert

Vaccines  | Fox 8

Precision Health | Radio The Big 870

Which drugs are impacted by the national medical shortage? | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Officials urge fireworks and bonfire safety for New Year's Eve celebrations | WDSU-TV

What are tongue-ties, and why are more babies getting surgeries for them? | WWL-AMFM

Tips on keeping your 2024 resolutions | Louisiana Radio Network

There's a crud going around. Have you or someone you know gotten sick? | WWL-AMFM

Avoiding a NYE hangover | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans lists its fall 2023 graduates: See names. | The Advocate/Times Picayune, NOLA.com

LSU Health New Orleans health officials offers tips to avoid holiday depression | Louisiana Radio Network

Tips on eating healthy and losing weight | WWL-AMFM

Symptoms of kidney disease | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

New Years Resolutions | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Symptoms of ear problems | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Protein Key to Neuroprotection and Aging Discovered | Elite News

LSU Health Discovery puede abrir nuevas terapias | Noti-Ultimas

Découverte d’une protéine clé de la neuroprotection et du vieillissement | News 24

Spotting allergy symptoms around the holidays | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Discovery may open new therapeutic avenues for degenerative diseases of the brain and eye | Medical XPress

STI Testing Uncommon in Patients With Lower Genitourinary Tract Symptoms | Physicians Weekly

LSU Health Fall 2023 Commencement Today | WWL-TV

We are going to get #@$%ing fired for this topic | WWL-AMFM

Symptoms of depression around the holidays | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Flu Rates Among Highest In Louisiana | WWL-AMFM

LSU Health New Orleans Graduates New Members of The Health Professions Workforce | New Orleans Newswire

Expert: Adults moving in with parents making smart financial move | WWL-AMFM

New blood test to reduce chances of hospitalizations | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Record Number Of Young Adults Are Living At Home With Parents | WWL-AMFM

Louisiana flu cases among the highest in the U.S. | The Advocate/Times Picayune/NOLA.com

Talking genetics with LSU Health Genetics Chairman Dr. Lucio Miele | WWL-TV

New-Era Technologies to Train Health Care Teams and Advance Research Discoveries in Re-Imagined Facility | New Orleans Newswire

Louisiana's flu season among the worst in U.S. right now | Axios New Orleans

Louisiana flu activity among highest in country, CDC reports | KALB-TV

Louisiana flu activity among highest in country, CDC reports | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Protect Yourself and Your Family This Holiday Season | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Most of us giving up on eating healthy… until next year | WWL-AMFM

Local health officials urge people to seek help as U.S. suicide rate rises | WWL-AMFM

CDC: The U.S. Suicide rate reached a record high in 2022 | Louisiana Radio Network

LSU Health teaching adults and kids how to Stop the Bleed | WGNO-TV 6 am

LSU Health teaching community lifesavings skills | WGNO-TV 5:00 am

LSU Health teaches adults and kids how to Stop the Bleed | WGNO-TV 4:30 am

LSU Health teaches New Orleans residents life-saving skills at ‘Stop the Bleed’ workshop | WGNO-TV 10 pm

LSU Health doctors and medical students teach the community how to Stop the Bleed | WGNO-TV 6 pm

LSU Health Holds Stop the Bleed Workshop | WGNO-TV 5 pm

Monitoring snoring patterns | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Jefferson Parish's population keeps getting older. Hard choices are ahead. | The Advocate/Times Picayune

Excessive drinking can lead to holiday heart syndrome, experts say | WWL-TV

Thanksgiving food safety tips | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health: Survival Tips for Thanksgiving Family Gatherings | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

New blood test to detect ovarian cancer | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

More people are abusing nitrous oxide, with dangerous consequences | WWLAMFM

LSU Health’s Bailey to receive prestigious national award | Science Magazine

Louisiana doctors committed to bringing healthy babies into the world | WWL-TV

How to keep your family safe from RSV infections during the holiday season | WWL-TV

Death by gun violence in Louisiana would be A LOT higher if not for modern medical practices | WWLAMFM

How to get rid of cold symptoms | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Louisiana doctors, health officials warn of statewide rise in RSV infections | KALB-TV

Louisiana doctors, health officials warn of statewide rise in RSV infections | WAFB-TV

Louisiana doctors, health officials warn of statewide rise in RSV infections | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Health experts say to prevent getting sick ahead of the holidays you need to get vaccinated now | KTBS-TV

Health experts say to prevent getting sick ahead of the holidays you need to get vaccinated now | WWL-TV

8 Ways to Slow your Biological Aging | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Louisiana health officials tout key step towards prestigious cancer treatment designation | The Advocate/Times Picayune/NOLA.com

Gov. Edwards announces statewide collaboration to achieve National Cancer Institute | WDSU-TV

Louisiana aiming for state’s first National Cancer Institute designation | WGNO-TV

Louisiana health officials tout key step towards prestigious cancer treatment designation | World News Network

LSU Health New Orleans Public Health Expert say standard daylight time shift Sunday at 2 am can be unfavorable for some people | Louisiana Radio Network

Study, doctor: Twice-annual time shifts harm health | WWL-AMFM

Flavored vapes are under fire in Louisiana. What are the health impacts? | Times Picayune/The Advocate/NOLA.com

Parkway Bakery's Thanksgiving Poor Boy Returns | Where Y'At

Doctors Address Health Effects of the Wildfires | WDSU-TV

FDA issues warning for eye drops due to infection risk | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Juvenile gun-related deaths double the national average in Louisiana, experts warn | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Why some home products can cause illness | WVUE-TV, Fox 8