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November 15, 2018

The Influence of Children on Increased Domestic Conflict in Women in Southeastern Louisiana - Public Health

New Orleans, LA – November 13, 2018 Elaine Brown, MPH Epidemiology student presented her research findings, “The Influence of Children on Increased Domestic Conflict in Women in Southeastern Louisiana, at the 34th annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies meeting in Washington, DC, Nov. 8-10.  The Women and Their Children’s Health (WaTCH) […]

November 15, 2018

Where U.S. adults reported receiving the annual influenza vaccine: A BRFSS analysis - Public Health

New Orleans, LA – November 13, 2018 Patrick Maloney, PhD Epidemiology student presented his research findings, “Where U.S. adults reported receiving the annual influenza vaccine: A BRFSS analysis”, at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in San Diego November 10-14. Despite significant morbidity and mortality, the rates of annual influenza vaccination remain far below […]

November 9, 2018

LSU: Hybrid Phase I-II/III Clinical Trial Design Allowing Dose Re-Optimization in Phase III - Public Health

This paper according to Dr. Andrew G. Chapple,  of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, proposes a new design paradigm, motivated by the possibility that the optimal phase I‐II dose may not maximize mean survival time with A. Dr. Chapple and Dr. Thall propose a hybridized design, which they call phase […]

November 5, 2018

Insulin Resistance in Persons Living with HIV (PLWH); Prevalence and Impact of Alcohol Use on Risk - Public Health

New Orleans, LA – November 2, 2018 Dr. Tekeda Ferguson received an award from the Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI) which is from the Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to present her latest research on Insulin Resistance in Persons […]