School of Medicine

The Pulse

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 May 1 – July 31, 2023:

The medications you take could react adversely to the excess heat | WWL-TV

Healthy Living: Benefits of Olive Oil | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Healthy Living: Your Immune System | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

James Miller Memorial Health Fair and Blood Drive | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Tips To Keep Yourself Cool In The Severe Summer Heat | WWL-AMFM

Summer Viruses vs. Allergies | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU cardiologist on Bronny James cardiac arrest | WWL-TV

Healthy Living: Lupus | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

How to protect your kids from drowning | WVUE-TV

Recognizing signs of blood clots | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health’s Lazartigues Honored by American Heart Association | Biz New Orleans

LSU Health’s Jeremy Toler Wins National Award | Biz New Orleans

Many locations held Back to School drives to help parents and kids for the new school year | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health’s Lazartigues honored by American Heart Association | Science Magazine

CDC warns of Norovirus spike on cruise ships | WVUE-TV

Undisclosed: Doctors urge patients to detail marijuana use before surgery | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Healthy Living: Summer Skin Rashes | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

2 children shot in Little Woods as juvenile-related shootings rise | WWL-TV

Healthy Living: Prime energy drink concerns | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

FDA approves first OTC birth control pill | Louisiana Radio Network

Louisiana's melanoma rate is lower than the national average, but don't relax | Axios New Orleans

Chronic Cough? What doctors say helps | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

FDA has fully approved a drug to combat Alzheimers | WWL-AMFM

Doctor: Study touting Amish kids’ health partly ‘untrue’ | NewsNation

Unapproved drug saves toddler's life from E. coli infection | WWL-TV

Healthy Living: Bed Linens and Bacteria| WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Discussing A Mental Health Crisis | WWL-TV

Healthy Living: Saving a Child from Choking | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

CDC says 3 out of 4 in the US have natural COVID antibodies | Louisiana Radio Network

Takeda Licenses LSU Health New Orleans Technology for Potential Rare Neurological Disorders | New Orleans Newswire

Report shows injury costs of emerging sport could cause quite the pickle | Louisiana Radio Network

Takeda licenses LSU Health New Orleans technology for potential rare neurological disorders | EurekAlert

Will There Be Vaccines For Cancer In The Near Future? | WWL-AMFM

Fred Lopez, MD talks new RSV vaccine for seniors | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Efficiency of Bacterial wipes on toys, surfaces | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Cleaning out household items to prevent bacteria growth | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

How heart attack and stroke survivors can prepare for wildfires and hurricanes | Gulf Coast Media

Insurers must provide six months of smoking cessation treatment under new Louisiana law | NOLA.com

Four institutions join AACR’s Project GENIE Consortium | The Cancer Letter

Symptoms and causes of gout | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

In Brief This Week: PacBio, AACR, Devyser, T2 Biosystems, AgriPlex Genomics, MolGen, VolitionRx | GenomeWeb

In Brief This Week: CureMatch, ALX Oncology, AC Immune, Viracta Therapeutics, Genenta | Precision Medicine Online

Cancer Alley’ oncologist leads march toward equity in care, diversity in trials | Healio

This heat wave is literally killing people - don't be the next! | WWL_AMFM

Four New Institutions Join AACR Project GENIE® Consortium | American Association for Cancer Research

Staying safe in extreme heat | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Malaria Cases Have Started Popping Up In Florida and Texas | WWL-AMFM

Health officials emphasize extreme heat can be dangerous | Louisiana Radio Network

Louisiana had an unusually early case of West Nile Virus this year | New Orleans CityBusiness

This year, West Nile Virus Cases Have Been Unusually Early In The State | CTN News

Signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer | WVUE-TV, Fox8

How heart attack and stroke survivors can prepare for wildfires and hurricanes | American Heart Association News

How Do High Temperatures Affect Your Body? | WWL-AMFM

Louisiana had an unusually early case of West Nile Virus this year | Louisiana Illuminator

Louisiana had an unusually early case of West Nile Virus this year | KTBS

Healthy Living: Chronic Inflammatory Diseases | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health New Orleans Professor to Lead Global Mental Health Caucus | Biz New Orleans

Copeland's 40th Throwback Menu – Redfish Lacombe | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Your Health with Dr. Corey Hebert | WWL-TV

HIV Testing Day | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Healthy Living: Swollen feet could be signs of more serious medical issues | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Healthy Living: Bruising | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

What the changes to BMI mean and about obesity and your overall health? | WWL-AMFM

Infections Linked to Tattoo Ink | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Recognizing signs of heat illness | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU HEALTH: Broccoli Extract Supplementation in Older Adults with Alcohol Use | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Is it true that some people are mosquito magnets? | WWL-TV

Healthy Living: Muscles Cramps | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health New Orleans’ Bailey Elected Chair Of Prestigious Caucus On Global Mental Health | DoveMed

What are FODMAPs? | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Dangerous Heat | WWL-AMFM

Analysts dispute Mayor Cantrell's claims that there were no homicides the week of June 4 | WDSU-TV

LSU Health New Orleans Researchers Discover Potential New Rx Strategy for Ischemic Stroke | Healthcare Journal of New Orleans

LSU Health New Orleans’ Bailey Elected Chair of Prestigious Caucus on Global Mental Health | New Orleans Newswire

She survived a stroke at 18 years old. How did it happen to someone so young? | WWL-TV

Summer Viruses | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Researchers discover a key contributor to Alzheimer’s disease | Canada Today

Combined neuroprotection therapy shows promise in experimental stroke model | Neuro News

SIDS Research | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Study Results Validate a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Sepsis in ER | Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge

Doctor shortage to get worse with 20% leaving profession | WWL-AMFM

In Better Health with Dr. John Steck of Culicchia Neurological | Inside New Orleans

Three childhood schoolmates graduate med school together | St. Charles Herald Guide

Twenty percent of physicians expected to leave profession in next two years | Louisiana Radio Network

LSU Health New Orleans Expert Invited to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Youth Mental Health Crisis in America | Biz New Orleans

Back to ‘the lion’s den’ – violence interrupters to re-start street gun-violence interventions, as city partners with University Medical Center | The Lens

LSU HEALTH: The Science Behind Margarita Burns | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health New Orleans Researchers Discover Potential New Rx Strategy for Ischemic Stroke | New Orleans Newswire

Researchers discover potential new prescribing strategy for ischemic stroke | News Beezer

Potential New Strategy for Ischemic Stroke Discovered |Med India

Researchers discover potential new prescription strategy for ischemic stroke | Medical XPress

LSU Health Researchers Discover New Rx Strategy for Ischemic Stroke | Mirage News

Researchers discover potential new prescription strategy for ischemic stroke | Public News Time

Combating allergies at this time of year | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU research shows relationship between diet and HPV infection in women | WWL-AMFM

LSU Health New Orleans research shows relationship between diet and the HPV infection in women | Health Reporter

How to detect anxiety in kids | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Study Finds Diet Contributes to Risk of HPV-Related Cancer | Healthcare Journal of New Orleans

Q&A: Test rapidly determines sepsis probability in patients in emergency department | Healio Pulmonary

Healthy cholesterol levels | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Social Media Is Driving Up The Mental Health Crisis | WWL-AMFM

Shortage of cancer drugs being felt in Louisiana | Louisiana Radio Network

LSU Health N.O. finds diet contributes to HPV risk | St. Mary Now

Crime analysts say Black people make up the majority of murder victims in NOLA; leaders chime in | WDSU-TV

Tina Turner battled with high blood pressure and kidney failure | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Hollis O'Neal, MD: FDA-Approved Test Can Identify Early Sepsis | Consultant Live

Diet Quality Linked to Increased Risk of HPV-Related Cancer | TS News

New Study Shows More Insight On Long-Term Covid-19 | WWL-AMFM

Eating healthy reduces the risk of HPV-related uterine cancer | Jano Post

New Orleans reaches grim milestone of 100+ murders before June; crime analysts react | WDSU-TV

Hollis O'Neal, MD: Late Breaking Data on Diagnostic Test for Sepsis IntelliSep | HCP Live

Accessible mental health services crucial for Black boys and men | Verite News

Avoiding Heat Stroke | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Study finds diet contributes to risk of HPV-related cancer | ecancer

Study finds diet contributes to risk of HPV-related cancer | Medical XPress

Study shows link between diet and the risk of HPV-related cancer | News Medical

Study shows relationship between diet and risk of HPV-related cancer | News Beezer

Study shows link between diet and the risk of HPV-related cancer | Prime News Print

LSU Health New Orleans study finds diet contributes to risk of HPV-related cancer | Science Magazine

Causes for hair loss | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

LSU Health New Orleans Study Finds Diet Contributes to Risk of HPV-Related Cancer | New Orleans Newswire

Study finds diet contributes to risk of HPV-related cancer | Tech and Science Post

IntelliSep Test may aid in the early detection of sepsis | Medical Dialogues

Protecting yourself from flesh eating bacteria | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Mental Health Awareness Month | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Validation results presented for Cytovale sepsis diagnostic test | Lab Pulse

LSU HEALTH: Nutrition for Precision Health Study | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Skin Irritation and Food Allergies | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

New trial data validates a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis | News Medical

Rapid Microfluidic Test Demonstrates Efficacy as Diagnostic Aid to Improve Sepsis Triage in ED | HospiMedica

Study results validate a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis in the emergency department | Medical X-Press

Rapid Diagnostic Test for Sepsis Validated in ED Study | Mirage News

What Is The Shingles Virus? | WWL-AMFM

Pros and cons of using Ozempic | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

How will healthcare industry deal with coming wave of doctor retirements? | WWL-AMFM

Food and Sleep | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Causes for muscle pains and cramps | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Neck Pain | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

How To Avoid A Stomach Virus? | WWL-AMFM

Post pandemic: Surgeons see more women with late stages of breast cancer | Louisiana Radio Network

New research on Parkinson's disease | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

May Is Mental Health Awareness Month | WWL-AMFM

Overnight shootings | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Women more increasingly victims of gun violence in New Orleans | WVUE-TV

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says begin mammograms at age 40 | Louisiana Radio Network

New Drug Trial Shows Progress On Slowing Alzheimer's | WWL-AMFM

Mom says son faced big obstacles prior to, after birth| WWL-TV

Silent Cancers | WVUE-TV, fox 8

May 12th is “Dogtors” Day at LSU Health New Orleans | New Orleans Newswire

How to spot heat rashes in rising temperatures | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

Sinus Infections or Allegies? | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

WHO declares the end of COVID-19 pandemic | Louisiana Radio Network

LSU Health to Use $1.4M Grant to Diversify Research Workforce | Biz New Orleans

$1.4M research pipeline grant funds increased diversity of biomedical sciences workforce | Science Magazine

Top Ten Most Dangerous Cities in the US: How Many in Louisiana? | The Lake 92.9

$1.4M Research Pipeline Grant Funds Increased Diversity of Biomedical Sciences Workforce | New Orleans Newswire

LSU Health New Orleans Joins American Association for Cancer Research Project | New Orleans Newswire

World’s first RSV vaccine approved by FDA for adults 60 and older | Louisiana Radio Network

New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic celebrates 25 years | WWL-TV

LSU Health New Orleans joins AACR Project Genie | AAAS

Kids and swimming safety | WVUE-TV, Fox 8

New high-risk pregnancy clinic opens at New Orleans East hospital | Louisiana Weekly