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Louisiana announces $15M for future health care workforce programs. Here's how to apply.
To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical ...
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Louisiana to start enforcing new imported seafood labeling law
Louisiana’s new law that requires that imported seafood be clearly labeled on packaging and menus will start to be enforced ...
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Louisiana Department of Health advises winter safety precautions ahead of winter freeze
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) urges residents to prepare for extreme cold next week as a winter storm system ...
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When abuse happens in Louisiana nursing homes, investigations often take too long, audit finds
Investigations of abuse and neglect by workers at care facilities can drag on for over a year, a new audit of the Louisiana ...
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Louisiana man dies from hypothermia, state health officials confirm
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the hypothermia death of a 65-year-old man Thursday ...
Nation’s first ‘severe’ avian flu patient dies in Louisiana
The Louisiana patient who contracted what officials said was the nation’s first “severe” case of avian influenza has died, ...
First bird flu patient in U.S. dies in Louisiana
The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of ...
Patient with first human case of bird flu in Louisiana, U.S. dies, health department reports
A patient who was hospitalized with the first human case of pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the United ...
Audit reveals gaps in oversight of Louisiana’s Abuse and Neglect Database
The Louisiana Department of Health has significant shortcomings in overseeing its adverse actions lists for Certified Nurse ...
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Louisiana Department of Health confirms one winter weather-related death in Rapides Parish
A 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish has died from hypothermia, a death confirmed as being weather-related, according to the ...
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Louisiana reports 1st U.S. human death related to H5N1 avian flu
The Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday that a U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the country's first death from an outbreak of the virus that has sickened dozens of ...
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When abuse happens in Louisiana nursing homes, investigations often take too long, audit finds
A certified nursing assistant used bedsheets to tie two residents with advanced dementia to chairs — but 383 days passed before the Louisiana Department of Health added the employee to a ...