Healthcare

Ralph Abraham, a physician and former Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana, has been named the state’s first surgeon general.

Two local healthcare facilities were chosen to participate in the DRCHSD, which enhances healthcare delivery in the Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions through intensive, in-depth, and long-term technical assistance to rural hospitals and medical facilities.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Delta Regional Authority (DRA) will hold a medical mission in Lake Providence, LA from July 8-18, 2021. Through a…

As we begin to get older, our needs change and we may need a little more help from others. Dr. Anita Sharman talks with Amanda Boatright, administrator at…

The economic driver of many small communities is too often its university. A group of local businessmen came up with a progressive idea over coffee. The…

The Louisiana Department of Health announced the state is among 10 states chosen as recipients of grants from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services…

Gov. John Bel Edwards does not agree with Attorney G. Jeff Landry’s deliverate attempt to eliminate health care benefits for people with high risk health…

Overton Brooks VA Medical Center (OBVAMC) will host a Town Hall and outreach event on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, from 5-6 p.m., at the Monroe VA Clinic,…

The chairman of Senate Finance has no desire to approve the budget the House passed last Thursday. Ville Platte Senator Eric LaFleur says he can’t support…

Governor John Bel Edwards says the proposed budget that was approved by the House is a non-starter, and if it reaches his desk, he’s not signing it. The…