Family Safety Tips as the Weather Changes

Family Safety Tips as the Weather Changes

For many in the Gulf South, cooler weather is a welcome treat after a long, hot summer. For parents, an incoming cold front may bring questions along with it. Grant Clinkingbeard, MD, pediatrician with Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health in Covington, shares tips...
NICU Nurse Adopts Baby From the Unit

NICU Nurse Adopts Baby From the Unit

“We love it. I think this is what we’re meant to do, it’s a little hard to watch the kids come and then they get ready and they go. You get attached,” smiles Lloyd Ferris. It’s a family affair for the Ferris Family. Dawn Ferris has worked at the St. Francis Neonatal...
My Child Has Fever! What Should I Do?

My Child Has Fever! What Should I Do?

Fever is one of the most common reasons why parents bring their children to the doctor. Considering how common it is, it is important for parents to understand what qualifies as fever and how they should respond to it.  What Qualifies as a Fever? Fever is any...
The Miracle of Jeffrey Rushworth

The Miracle of Jeffrey Rushworth

Jeffery Rushworth is nearing his first birthday, and that’s a milestone his parents weren’t sure they would see. “They were strapping her and wrapping her, doing all kind of stuff, and I was panicking and I was like what the heck is going on and they’re going we’re...