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May 30, 2016

Dr. Edward Peters study featured in New York Time’s Article - Public Health

Dr. Edward Peters, Director & Faculty in Epidemiology, study featured in New York Time’s Article “Lawsuits Over Baby Powder Raise Questions About Cancer Risk” The New York Time’s article published on May 23, 2016 featured the finding by Dr. Edward Peters research and publication “Association between Body Powder Use and Ovarian Cancer: the African American […]

May 23, 2016

Zika Virus: What You Need to Know - Public Health

Faculty experts at LSU Health New Orleans schools of Medicine and Public Health, along with Dr. Rebekah Gee, Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, plan to share the latest information about the Zika Virus and what people along the Gulf Coast need to know before the virus reaches our area at an […]

May 6, 2016

LSU Faculty Receives 2016 Modern Healthcare Excellence in Governance Award - Public Health

Dr. Regina Benjamin, adjunct professor of health policy and systems management, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health and endowed chair in Public Health Sciences, Xavier University of Louisiana received the 2016 Modern Healthcare Excellence in Governance Award. It’s been nearly three years since former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin stepped away […]

March 3, 2016

LSU Health New Orleans Receives Endowment from AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana - Public Health

Health Policy Fellowship to Allow Select M.D./M.P.H. Students to Gain Real World Experience March 03, 2016 | New Orleans, LA Source: AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana Press Release AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, a Medicaid managed care health plan serving Louisiana, and the LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, today announced the creation of a new fellowship […]