School of Medicine

The Pulse - March 2024

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