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A neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is a rare, hormone-producing tumor that affects neuroendocrine cells present throughout the diffuse neuroendocrine system.
Read MoreOchsner Health Center – Tchoupitoulas is designed to serve the various healthcare needs of the Uptown community. Specialties offered onsite include primary care and podiatry for patients.
Read MoreOver the course of four weeks, the 2018 STAR scholars met with more than 150 Ochsner employees from more than 50 departments and specialties across the Ochsner Health System.
Read MoreMany people consider fireworks to be harmless fun, when in fact they can be extremely dangerous, especially when used near children and teens.
Read MoreThe only children’s hospital in Louisiana and Mississippi to be recognized, Ochsner Hospital for Children has one of the most comprehensive pediatric programs from Houston, Texas to Atlanta, GA.
Read MoreOchsner Health System President and CEO Warner Thomas has won a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award honoring the Top CEOs in 2018.
Read MoreServices available at the expanded facility include a headache center, concussion management, occupational and physical therapy, orthopedics and sports medicine, pain management, sports performance coaching, physical medicine & rehabilitation and more. In total, the facility now encompasses 43,000 square feet, houses more than 36 specialties, has increased the number of patient rooms from 152 to 206 and added 3 additional operating rooms.
Read MoreFor people of color, it can seem unnecessary to worry about sun exposure or skin cancer. But Suneeta Walia, MD, dermatologist at Ochsner Health System, cautions that this is not true.
Read MoreThe riders, students from the University of Texas, toured the Cancer Center and took meals with patients, their families, physicians, staff and University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School medical students. The Texas 4000 is the longest annual charity bike ride in the world.
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