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Assessing Your Risk for Lung Cancer
Learn from the experts about how to understand your risk for lung cancer.
Advanced Lung Cancer Technology Saves Lives
Learn about how the latest technologies are improving how lung cancer is treated.
Protecting the Most Vulnerable: Why Pregnant Moms and High-Risk Groups Need the RSV Vaccine
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is more than just a common respiratory infection. For certain populations — infants, expecting moms, the elderly and others with...
Edward Cole
St. Dominic’s Cancer Center courier Edward Cole is known affectionately as “Mr. Mighty Fine” among his family, friends and colleagues because his answer to the question...
50 Years of Healing Hearts: Celebrating Lasting Impact on Mississippi
For five decades, the people of central Mississippi have entrusted their hearts to St. Dominic Hospital and the Mississippi Heart and Vascular Institute (MHVI). This...
Ramona Parker, LPN
Licensed practical nurse Ramona Parker’s journey with Our Lady of Lourdes Health began when she was still in high school. Enrolled in a career center class, she worked...
Stella Lasalle
For 45 years, Stella Lasalle has been a cherished part of Our Lady of Lourdes. Across her career she has witnessed the evolution of the hospital and the lives of those...
Charlene Martin
Charlene Martin’s connection to Our Lady of Lourdes Health started long before she became an employee. As a child, Charlene was often hospitalized, and the exceptional...
How to Build Resilient Kids
Resilience isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a vital skill set that helps children navigate life’s challenges, big or small. It refers to the ability to cope with risk,...
Take Control: Tips to Prevent and Manage Diabetes
In Louisiana, diabetes is a serious health concern, with approximately 486,600 adults — 13.8% of the population — living with the condition, according to the American...
Local mom triumphs over breast cancer after comprehensive treatments at St. Francis locations in Northeast Louisiana
Joanna Allen first felt something amiss with her body in July 2022 while applying lotion to a rash. There was a mass, which Joanna says felt like “a small, squishy...
Broussard mom grateful for “angels” at Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital who helped 23-week baby grow into thriving toddler
Andrena Cluse had a feeling her baby would be born early. It was an intuition she couldn’t explain, but one that prompted her to prepare her baby’s room and purchase...