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LSU Health New Orleans receives $3 million to improve health equity and care in rural, medically underserved communities
LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been awarded nearly $3 million to create a program to improve health equity and care in rural and medically underserved communities in Region 6 (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.) It is one of only ten such awards granted by the Health Resources and Services Administration …
LSU Health offering new bivalent COVID booster vaccine via walk up clinic
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – The Center of Excellence for Emerging Threats (CEVT) at LSU Health Shreveport is now administering the long-awaited bivalent booster vaccines. LSU Health is inviting the public to get the new vaccines and boosters. The bivalent Covid vaccine and booster are FDA-authorized. This includes an mRNA component of the original strain of …
Faculty wants investigation over LSU Health Science’s ex-chancellor’s spending
Those charges included thousands of dollars for alcohol, lavish dinners and first-class travel for himself and his wife. NEW ORLEANS — Faculty at LSU Health Sciences Center are calling on the new chancellor to investigate his predecessor’s spending of charity funds after a joint WWL-TV and Times-Picayune investigation last week. The LSU Health Faculty Senate …
LSU Health lab researchers discover two new COVID-19 variants
Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …
LSU Health lab researchers discover two new COVID-19 variants
Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants. BATON ROUGE, La. — Researchers are working to learn more about two new COVID-19 variants that were just discovered in an LSU Health New Orleans lab. “This virus (COVID-19) is mutating extremely fast so we need to keep track of it because if it …
LSU students discuss spring break
BATON ROUGE, La (BRPROUD) — Usually around this time of year, college students are wrapping up their mid-term exams and planning their spring break, but LSU students say it will look different this year. LSU interim President, Tom Galligan, released a statement in October about the schedule changes. Instead of their usual break, LSU added …
BR community leaders collaborate to provide low-income residents with healthy food options
BATON ROUGE – Poor diet quality is a leading risk factor associated with death and disability in the United States, according to a 2018 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report goes on to explain that eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet can …
Florida vs. LSU score, takeaways: Tigers earn upset in The Swamp, ending No. 6 Gators’ national title hopes
No. 6 Florida fell 37-34 to unranked LSU on Saturday night in foggy Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Gators kicker Evan McPherson missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired to send his team to their second loss of the season, knocking them out of contention for the College Football Playoff. McPherson’s miss came shortly after …
K.J. Costello throws for SEC-record 623 yards as Mississippi State Bulldogs upset LSU Tigers
Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense didn’t disappoint in its SEC debut on Saturday as Mississippi State upset defending champion LSU 44-34 and quarterback K.J. Costello set a conference record for passing yards in a game with 623. The record previously was held by Eric Zeier of Georgia, who threw for 544 yards against Southern Miss …
National championship 2020 score: LSU unseats Clemson as Joe Burrow completes historic college football season
Jan 14, 2020 at 12:17 am ET • 1 min read NEW ORLEANS — No. 1 LSU completed one of the most impressive seasons in college football history on Monday night, storming back from a first half deficit to take down No. 3 Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship. The 42-25 win …
