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A Healthy Start to the School Year Begins with a Wellness Visit
New backpack? Check. Fresh pencils and notebooks? Check. A wellness visit with your child’s doctor? It’s the most important box you can check this back-to-school...
4 Fun Flavored Water Recipes to Help Kids Stay Hydrated
When temperatures rise, hydration becomes a top priority for families on the go. But if your child turns up their nose at plain water, ParentingU has you covered. April...
Your Must-Have Checklist for Hurricane Season
Hurricane season is part of life in the Gulf South, but each year still brings new storms — and new reminders of why it’s so important to be ready. We often think of...
Hot Temps, High Stakes: Your Guide to Food Safety in the Summer Heat
Summer is made for outdoor gatherings. Picnics in the park, poolside potlucks and long afternoons grilling in the backyard. But when the sun’s blazing and the forecast...
Your Essential Guide to Staying Safe in the Sun
As summer activities ramp up, it's easy to overlook the risks of prolonged sun exposure. Skin cancer remains the most common cancer in the U.S., and while the sun may...
Whooping Cough: What Parents Need to Know
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is on the rise in Louisiana and Mississippi. This preventable illness is making a dangerous comeback. As of mid-May 2025, 170...
ParentingU: Help Kids Find Joy in the Kitchen with Real-Life Skills
When the school year winds down and summer stretches ahead, parents start looking for ways to keep their kids active and engaged. For Thiravat Choojitarom, MD, the...
The Meaning of Cancer Survivorship at St. Dominic
Cancer survivorship doesn’t begin when the last treatment ends. It begins the moment a person hears the words, “You have cancer.” That’s the philosophy guiding oncology...
Healing with Heart: Changing the Game in Cardiac Surgery Care
When Katina Nelson woke up with chest pain that startled her from sleep, she didn’t immediately panic. “I kind of ignored the symptoms,” she admits. But by the next...
Geaux Get Healthy Brings Healthy Habits and Lasting Change to Baton Rouge Community
When Addie Hester, a retired educator and proud Baton Rouge grandmother, first stumbled upon the Geaux Get Healthy Clinical Program at Our Lady of the Lake, she wasn’t...
A Pandemic Remembered: Stories from the Front Line
The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped healthcare in ways that continue to echo today—but within the walls of Our Lady of the Lake, it also revealed something more enduring:...
ParentingU: Watch the Water to Keep Kids Safe This Summer
When summer heats up, pools, lakes and splash pads offer families the perfect way to cool down. But they can also pose a serious risk. “Drowning is actually the number...