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New CEO of Ochsner River Region Appointed

Ochsner Women's Services soars in U.S rankings

NOLA Now | Sep 30, 2025

For 14 years in a row, Ochsner Health hospitals rank as the best in Louisiana for overall care and numerous specialties and procedures by U.S. News & World Report. This year, Ochsner Women's Services soared in rankings to number 13 in the nation. In this segment sponsored by Ochsner Health, Dr. Joseph Biggio is here to talk about this honor.

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Sinus problems? Allergies aren’t always to blame

Gulf Coast Woman | Sep 30, 2025

Allergies are often the go-to explanation when sinus symptoms appear. Given how common allergies are (about 50% of allergy tests return at least one positive result), it’s not an unreasonable guess.

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Ochsner LSU Health again earns national recognition for elite-level trauma care

The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate | Sep 30, 2025

When minutes can make the difference between life and death, no other hospital in North Louisiana can respond like Ochsner LSU Health. Recently recertified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, the Shreveport location is one of only three such centers in the state and the only one serving the northern region.

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How Hurricane Katrina shaped one doctor’s path to medicine

American Medical Association | Aug 28, 2025

Twenty years after the storm’s landfall, Ochsner Health’s Matthew Giglia, MD, reflects on the volunteer experience that helped shape his calling.

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Two Louisiana cities were named U.S. allergy capitals. What to know to manage fall allergies.

NOLA.com | Aug 28, 2025

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America annually ranks U.S. cities to find the allergy capital, from the 100 most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. The rankings included two Louisiana cities. New Orleans took the second-most challenging city for pollen allergies, just behind Wichita, Kansas.

Baton Rouge ranked as the 14th-worst city in the country for allergies.

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Louisiana leads nations in kids with ADHD

KSLA | Aug 28, 2025

Numbers show that some children in Louisiana are faced with more challenges than others across the nation.

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A $45 million sports medicine complex is coming to Saints training facility in Metairie

NOLA.com | Aug 28, 2025

A $45.6 million sports medicine facility is coming to Metairie and will be built next to the Saints and Pelicans training facility, Ochsner Health and the two teams announced.

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Ochsner Lafayette General offers solutions for extra skin and post-weight loss wellness

The Acadiana Advocate | Aug 28, 2025

With more people in Acadiana using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to support their weight loss journeys, many are now reaching a new chapter in their body transformations beyond a number on a scale. With increased confidence that they can keep the weight off, people are turning to plastic and reconstructive surgery to address physical changes that can result from successful weight loss.

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Medical Moment: How excessive screen time impacts kids’ health

Louisiana First | Aug 28, 2025

Too much screen time isn’t just affecting kids physically; it’s taking a toll on their mental and emotional well-being. Pediatricians are now seeing a trend they call “digital distress,” a pattern of emotional and behavioral issues linked to excessive screen use without limits.

Ochsner Medical Center pediatrician Dr. Brittany Landry says families are spending nearly 96 hours each year arguing about screen time.

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Ochsner Announces 2nd Physician Scholar

Biz New Orleans | Aug 28, 2025

As Ochsner Health continues efforts addressing the national and regional physician shortage, it proudly announces that Matthew George, MD, its second Ochsner Physician Scholar, has joined the team on the West Bank. Dr. George joined Ochsner Health Center – Lapalco and Ochsner Health Center – Belle Chasse as an Ochsner family medicine physician, where he hopes to make a positive impact on local public health by lowering local rates of high obesity and chronic conditions, like diabetes. 

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