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December 3, 2018

LSU Studies Racial/Ethnic Differences in Utilization of Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients - Public Health

In this article, Dr. Tekeda Ferguson, Dr. Lu Zhang, and colleagues, cover the racial/ethnic differences in the utilization of chemotherapy among stage I-III breast cancer patients.   As chemotherapy has improved breast cancer survival, whether there are racial/ethnic differences in receiving chemotherapy is of public health interest. As black women have a higher likelihood to be […]

November 16, 2018

14th APHA Public Health Finance Roundtable Presentations - Public Health

The 14th Annual American Public Health Associations (APHA) Public Health Finance Roundtable held in San Diego, CA included presenters from LSU Health Sciences Center. This year’s Roundtable presentations were given by School of Medicine students Adeem Nachabe (Year 2) and Daniel McBride (Year 3). They were joined by Douglas Leblanc, a Masters of Public Health […]

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 […]