Coronavirus variants may complicate Louisiana's path out of pandemic - Public Health
BY EMILY WOODRUFF | Staff writer Published Jan 21, 2021 at 4:17 pm | Updated Jan 21, 2021, 9:22 pm The Louisiana Department of Health is doubling down on efforts to increase surveillance for new and more contagious variants of the coronavirus, including keeping watch for some found in other countries that could threaten the […]
ASPPH: This is Public Health Virtual Fair Jan 21st - Public Health
Louisiana State University’s School Public Health in New Orleans is participating in Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASSPH) Virtual Fair. This FREE event takes place Thursday, January 21st, 2021, between 9 am/CT– 5pm/CT. Click here for the day of schedule This ASPPH Virtual Fair allows you to connect in real-time with schools […]
E-Cigarettes: A Public Health Threat, Not a Population Health Intervention - Public Health
Rebekah E. Gee, MD, MPH, William R. Boles, BS, and Dean G. Smith, PhD Cigarette smoking is the single most deadly personal behavior in human history and remains a potent population health threat. Today in the United States, one in five deaths can be attributed to cigarette smoking. Recent models suggest that even if we […]
Contributions of Histologic Subtypes Tumors to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rates - Public Health
Published: December 15, 2020, in ACP Online, ACP Journals, Annals of Internal Medicine Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) incidence rates (IRs) are rising, according to previous cancer registry analyses. However, analysis of histologic subtypes, including adenocarcinoma (the focus of CRC screening and diagnostic testing) and carcinoid tumors (which are classified as “colorectal cancer” in SEER [Surveillance, […]