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 August 1 – October 31, 2023:
Obesity, mental health focus of Xavier roundtable with Rep. Troy Carter | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Fear and Halloween | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSUA announces groundbreaking partnership with LSU Health Services | KALB
Monitoring cold medicine usage | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Knowing the sign of a sinus infection or cold | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
How young is too young for horror movies? | WWL-AMFM
Safe Halloween costumes for kids | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
How taking care of your mental health can make you a more productive worker | WWL-AMFM
Smoke-fog combo creating health risks due to poor air quality in New Orleans | WWL-TV
Smoke Health Impact | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSU Health gets $7.5M grant and more area college news | The Advocate/Times Picayune/NOLA.com
LSU Health New Orleans Foundation Receives $7.5M Gift | Biz New Orleans
THUMBS UP - The estate of Marcia and Billy Beer | Gambit/NOLA.com
Practicing healthy habits before a doctor visit | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Identifying the causes and symptoms of chest pains | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSU Health New Orleans Brings Sophisticated Science to Students at STEM Fest | New Orleans Newswire
Warning signs of Pancreatitis | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSU Health Study: Clinic Program Boosts Food Security, Health | Mirage News
Q&A: Providers must listen, recognize GI ‘alarm signals’ in pediatric patients | Healio
Virtual medical appointments | WVUE-TV, Fox8
How to tell if it's tonsillitis or a strep throat infection | WVUE-TV
How to deal with panic attacks | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
What makes a good fright so irresistible? | WWLAMFM
How the body changes as you age | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Discovery provides new therapeutic approaches to AMD | Drug Discovery World
Heart attack risks in women increase as they get older | WVUE--TV, Fox 8
Doctors weigh in on health concerns about saltwater intrusion | WWL-TV
Drug Shortages | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSU Health Discovers Potential Aid for Ischemic Stroke Recovery | Mirage News
HbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes vs White Youth | Clinical Advisor
LSU Health New Orleans Discovery May Complement Recovery from Ischemic Stroke | NOLA Newswire
HbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Versus White Youth | Physician's Weekly
Discovery may complement recovery from ischemic stroke | Medical XPress
HbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Versus White Youth | WFMZ
Previewing UMC Fall Health Fest | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
HbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Versus White Youth | Independent Record
Health professions trainee introduces military health history to medical students | VA News
HbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Versus White Youth | Southern Illinoisan
HbA1c Higher in Black Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Versus White Youth | Drugs.com
Doctor warns parents of melatonin use for kids | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSU Health: Diabetes Significantly Higher in Young Black Patients | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Symptom to watch for in high blood pressure | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
What stress does to make you sicker | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Foy Promoted at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine in Baton Rouge | Biz New Orleans
St. Bernard Parish neighbors stock up on water ahead of the saltwater intrusion | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
A New Coronavirus Shot Available to Protect Against Latest Variant | Express Healthcare Management
How to prepare for flu season | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Study Shows the Major Measure of Diabetes Is Significantly Higher in Young Black Patients | ReachMD
LSU Health New Orleans Releases Latest Report on Cancer in Louisiana | New Orleans Newswire
Dangers of Consuming Saltwater | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Study Reveals that Type 2 Diabetes Marker Far More Prevalent in Young Blacks | TrialSite News
Study: Researchers discover a key failure in AMD that may lead to progression and vision loss | Modern Retina
What to know about COVID, flu, RSV, and vaccines | WWL-AMFM
Study: Researchers discover a key failure in AMD that may lead to progression and vision loss | Ophthalmology Times
'Your world stops' - ovarian cancer devastates woman who now hopes to help others | WWL-TV
Study shows the major measure of diabetes is significantly higher in young Black patients | Medical XPress
LSU Health New Orleans Studies New PTSD Treatment | Biz New Orleans
LSU Health New Orleans Study Identifies a Potential New Approach to PTSD Treatment | ReachMD
New Insights on Fear Memory Formation Could Inform PTSD Treatment | Technology Networks
Signs of aneurysms | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Study: Black cancer patients have much higher rates of COVID hospital stays | CIDRAP
Black cancer patients in Louisiana more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 than white cancer patients, study says | Verite News
LSU Health Study Unveils Potential New PTSD Treatment Approach | Mirage News
Study identifies a potential new approach to PTSD treatment | Medical XPress
Cerebellar inhibitory interneurons essential for fear memory, study finds | News Medical
Scientists find new treatment for PTSD | Knowridge Science Report
LCMC Neuroscience Symposium | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSU HEALTH: National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Research quantifies effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-associated hospitalizations | Medical XPress
Researchers discover new mechanism in progression of age-related macular degeneration | Head Topics
LSU Health New Orleans researchers discover a key failure in AMD that may lead to progression and vision loss | InvesBrain
Infections linked to warm coastal waters | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Researchers Discover the Missing Link in AMD Progression and Vision Loss | Ophthalmology Breaking News
Researchers discover new mechanism in the progression of age-related macular degeneration | News Medical Net
LSU Researchers Discover Key Factor in AMD Vision Loss | Mirage News Australia
Key failure in AMD that may lead to progression and vision loss | Awesome Capital
FDA approves updated COVID-19 booster shots | Louisiana Radio Network
LSU neurologist has 'great hope' of a quick recovery for Demario Davis' 4-year-old daughter | WWL-TV
Looking for signs of skin cancer | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
LSU Health 'Royal Teal Tea Luncheon' benefiting Gynecologic Oncology | WWL-TV
Jimmy Buffett died of same cancer that claimed life of Al Copeland. Is there a cure? | WWL-TV
Gov. Edwards touts state funding for Higher Ed during a stop at LSU Health New Orleans | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Governor Speaks at LSU Health New Orleans | WGNO-TV
Governor Edwards Visits LSU Health New Orleans | WWL-TV
Jimmy Buffet Passes Away Due To Rare Form Of Skin Cancer | WWL-AMFM
Managing pain in your joints | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Narcan to be over the counter this week | Louisiana Radio Network
MMR vaccination rates are dropping in Louisiana | WWL-AMFM
Head Lice: What Parents Need to Know | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
What is multiple myeloma? | WWL-TV
Steve Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer. He plans to work during treatment. | The Advocate, NOLA.com
Multiple myeloma, what is it and how is treated | Louisiana Radio Network
What is multiple myeloma? - Rep. Scalise says he's been diagnosed with "very treatable" cancer | WWL-TV
Remembering Dr. Peter Scharf | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Dr. Peter Scharf Celebration of Life | WDSU-TV
Peter Scharf, longtime New Orleans criminologist, dies at 78 | NOLA.com
NOLA East shooting latest in alarming trend of shootings involving children | WWL-TV
Peter Scharf, renowned criminologist, dies at 78 | WWL-TV
New Orleans criminologist Peter Scharf dies at 78 | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Longtime New Orleans criminologist Dr. Peter Scharf dies at 78 | WLOX-TV
New Orleans longtime criminologist dead at 78 | WDSU-TV
New Orleans criminologist Peter Scharf dies after battling brief illness | WGNO-TV
Criminologist, WWL regular Peter Scharf dies at 78 | WWL-AMFM
LSU Health expert reacts to the Marathon fire; says children get higher doses of pollution | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
How to tell if headaches are symptoms of a more serious problem | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Fentanyl is killing hundreds in southeast Louisiana | WWL-AMFM
Fire captain dies from cancer likely caused by work as firefighter | WAFB-TV
Heat Illness | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
FDA issues antibiotics warning | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
News Ways Doctors Can Treat Cancer | WWL-AMFM
LSU Health : How Many Daily Steps to Lengthen Your Life? Fewer Than You Might Think | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Why you should cut down on antacids while treating heartburn | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Suicide in the US is at an all-time high | WWL-AMFM
The most ignored cancer symptoms | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Symptoms of mental exhaustion | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Hepatitis A vaccine required for students | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
New Orleans LSU Health joins international partnership in latest breast cancer study | WGNO-TV
LSU Health New Orleans Doctor Makes Fascinating Find Linking Lone Star Tick Bites to Meat Allergies | KPEL
How extreme heat can be damaging to your long-term health | WDSU-TV
The rise in COVID cases and hospitalization in Louisiana. | WWL-AMFM
LSU Health Research suggests a new approach for treatment-resistant breast cancers | Science Magazine
How heat can impact your mental health | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
New approach for treatment-resistant breast cancers — ScienceDaily | News Concersn
New approach for treatment-resistant breast cancers | Science Daily
LSU Health Proposes Novel Treatment for Resistant Breast Cancer | Mirage News
DeBlieux to Lead LSU Health Advanced Education, Simulation | Healthcare Journal of New Orleans
Is Intermittent Fasting Right For You | WWL-TV
COVID hospitalizations in Louisiana double | WWL-AMFM
CDC recommends new vaccine for babies to prevent RSV | Louisiana Radio Network
LDH report shows statewide hike in COVID positivity rates | Louisiana Radio Network
Covid-19 surge hits New Orleans: A new subvariant on the rise | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
COVID Cases on the Rise Again | WWL-TV
Study Reveals Significant Difference in Cardiomyopathy Genes Between Black and White Patients | Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology
Signs of extremely high blood pressure | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Hospitalizations double as COVID cases continue to rise | WWL-TV
LSU medical students become foodies at summer camp | WGNO-TV
How hot is too hot for your body to function properly? | WWL-TV
What to drink in this heat? Water is the only really good answer | WWL-TV
Resources for parents after baby's death | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Researchers say new cancer treatment targets only cancer cells | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Healthy Living: Salmonella | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Ovarian Cancer: Myths vs. Facts | WVUE-TV, Fox 8
Psoriasis symptoms and treatment | WVUE-TV, Fox 8