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Screening for syphilis in pregnant women and treating it promptly when it is diagnosed is a critical strategy in preventing syphilis from being passed to newborns.
The symposium will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Southern University at Shreveport, Alphonse Jackson Building Auditorium, 3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Shreveport.
Heat-related illness and carbon monoxide poisoning have been the leading causes of post-storm deaths since 2020.
In response to this closure, Jefferson Parish Health Unit-Metairie (111 N. Causeway Blvd.) and Jefferson Parish Health Unit-Marrero (1855 Ames Blvd.) are expanding their hours to meet the needs of residents.
LDH is lifting 'do not use' advisory; residents must flush their systems before using or drinking water
Preliminary testing results have shown paraquat remains in one area of the water system that is at the system's end point.
A water line break on Highway 603 near Verhagen Road resulted in drinking water being exposed to the chemical paraquat.
This new waiver would allow Louisiana Medicaid to provide approved services such as substance use treatment, case management and a 30-day supply of all prescription medications to eligible individuals upon release from incarceration.
The patient is an international visitor who was not fully vaccinated, and was exposed to measles outside of the U.S.
The Louisiana Department of Health is planning to submit an application to CMS for an 1115 demonstration waiver to improve care transitions for Medicaid-eligible individuals who are incarcerated and to provide certain covered services during the 90-day pre-release period.
While it is not uncommon to see increased West Nile disease activity in Louisiana during the summer months, a cluster of cases in a small locality is unusual.
The event is free to attend, with school supplies and backpacks available while supplies last.