Spike in use of e-cigarette device among kids concerns health experts - Public Health
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WVUE) – A new report shows an alarming spike in the use of an e-cigarette device called JUUL. Health experts are concerned about its popularity among kids. At first glance, you may not know the device is a vape. “JUULs have quickly overtaken in the electronic cigarette department as the most popular […]
2018 Summer AmeriHealth Caritas Health Policy Fellowship in DC - Public Health
by Leslie Capo “As I was considering summer options, I came to the realization that this was my ‘last summer’ until I retire,” recalls LSU Health New Orleans second-year medical student Kelsey Cramer. “I felt compelled to do something big and different and exciting.” An opportunity few medical students get checked all the boxes. Cramer […]
State Success Guide: MST in Louisiana Recognizes Dr. Stephen Phillippi - Public Health
According to the MST Services, LLC online blog post titled, “State Success Guide: MST in Louisiana” released on August 7, 2018, “Louisiana was an early adopter of Multisystemic Therapy (MST). The initial wave of research on the treatment model caught the eye of researchers in the state, who were impressed with the outcomes reported and […]
Better Statistical Methods to Understand Gene Interactions Leading to Cancer Development - Public Health
BY LESLIE CAPO (504) 568-4806; CELL (504) 452-9166 New Orleans, LA – Research led by Hui-Yi Lin, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, has developed another novel statistical method for evaluating gene-to-gene interactions associated with cancer and other complex diseases. The Additive-Additive 9 Interaction (AA9int) method is […]