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Three Ways to Manage Stress During the Holidays
Cancel Christmas? No way. Here are 3 insights to manage your stress and curb your feelings of depression around the holidays Have you ever heard that, because they feel...
Preparing Your Child for Pokes
Learn how to prepare and keep your child comfortable during the “poke.”
Five Items to Add to Your Healthy Year Checklist
Make 2022 a year of better health. Use this quick checklist to guide your health and wellness efforts: Get a flu shot and a COVID-19 vaccine if you haven't already....
Primary Care vs. Urgent Care vs. ER: When to Go Where
Know where to go when you need health care
Regular Screenings Detect Lung Cancer, Saving Her Life
After five decades of smoking, Tana Allain was hesitant to go in for her first lung cancer screening. But regular screenings made a difference, helping her doctor to...
Travel Safely During the Holidays
The end of the year usually means traveling to a festive gathering to visit friends and loved ones. Planes, trains and automobiles are frequent modes of transportation...
Managing Diabetes During the Holidays
With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, it is important to be aware of the extra food and treats your child will be offered during holiday parties,...
Stay Safer This Holiday Season
COVID-19 remains a concern as we enter another holiday season during this pandemic. Proper precautions to prevent the spread of infection are just as important as...
Finding Family in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Although they live in Monroe, Meghan and Joseph Duckett find themselves at home at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health in Baton Rouge. When their oldest son,...
The Science Behind Vaccines – How Do Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines Differ?
Learn the differences between COVID-19 and Flu vaccines to better understand how they affect you.
Easy Thanksgiving Recipes
This year the Thanksgiving holiday may still look different for many of us. The need to ensure the health and safety of our extended family members may have some of us...
What Happens After You Quit Smoking
Most people know the dangers of smoking, but many smokers were unaware of the risks when their addiction began. We now know it causes serious damage to your body,...