One of Chesterfield County resident John Meszaros' sons was born with a rare metabolic syndrome, which required frequent doctor visits in his first year of life and came with hefty hospital bills at the start of it. Though his son…
Uniquely You, a no-cost community health initiative and research program, will bring genetic screening to Louisiana communities, helping identify certain serious health risks earlier and support more personalized, preventive care For LCMC Health, Uniquely You represents an investment in a…
RICHMOND, Va — Virginia has spent more than $52 million incentivizing its worst-staffed nursing homes to hire more nurses. But data presented in a new report shows that investment has not proven to be fully effective, and those same low-staffed nursing homes…
On Wednesday morning, a security guard paced the gated perimeter of Planned Parenthood’s South Claiborne Avenue clinic, where staffers were preparing to treat patients for the first time in roughly a year. "We've only been open for about an hour.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Louisiana residents on Medicare can soon change their health insurance for 2027. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple urges Medicare beneficiaries to check their plans. The annual open enrollment period is from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. Any changes…
Healthcare coverage by one of the state’s four remaining Medicaid insurers is in question due to a contract dispute between the insurer and the state’s largest health system, health officials said Monday. Louisiana Healthcare Connections is one of four plans…
Governor Abigail Spanberger announced that the Virginia Nursing Workforce Center distributed the funding, according to The Zebra. “Nurses are the heart of Virginia's healthcare system,” Spanberger said, per the same report. The money also supports practicing nurses and experienced clinicians…
Louisiana jumped in the rankings for adult obesity rates, from the fourth-highest rate in the nation in 2023 to 19th-highest in 2025, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state’s obesity rate was 39.2% in 2024. In…
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