New Orleans offers help to doctors fearful of new drug law; Murrill says ‘problem doesn’t exist’
NEW ORLEANS — As more health care providers come forward with concerns about a new Louisiana law reclassifying life-saving medication as a controlled dangerous substance, city officials in New Orleans are working to help doctors and investigating delay of care issues. The New Orleans City Council filed a request Monday with the city’s health department […]
Some Louisiana patients struggle to fill reproductive care prescriptions under new drug law
A Lafayette woman needed to get a uterine polyp removed so that she could get pregnant. A woman from northwest Louisiana and another from New Orleans wanted to take long-term birth control measures. What do these three women have in common? They all needed misoprostol to soften their cervix before undergoing routine medical...
Louisiana doctors prepare for nation's first law reclassifying abortion drugs as controlled substances
With a new Louisiana law reclassifying two drugs that can be used to induce abortions as controlled substances set to take effect Oct. 1, doctors are practicing how quickly they can get their hands on the lifesaving medication while also abiding by new state guidance, reports say. Why it matters:...
CBS Anchor Dies Just Weeks After Revealing Cancer Diagnosis: Eric Paulsen Was 74
CBS WKND ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Longtime New Orleans journalist and WWL Louisiana anchor Eric Paulsen has died. Paulson passed away at Ochsner Medical Center on Saturday, Oct. 26 after a battle with cancer., according to Nola.com. He was 74. The beloved television personality, the longest-tenured anchor in the region, had been away from the news desk since last month after […] The post CBS Anchor Dies Just Weeks After Revealing Cancer Diagnosis: Eric Paulsen Was 74 appeared first on PopCulture.com.