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Health

New Orleans doctors, medical researchers adapt to FDA plasma therapy authorization, but questions linger

Emergency use authorization can create an ethical dilemma for doctors interested in advancing science, but wanting to treat severely ill patients.
by Philip Kiefer September 15, 2020 Updated September 15, 2020

As CDC eviction moratorium takes effect, questions remain about how it will apply, especially outside New Orleans

In Orleans Parish, judges have eliminated confusion with a blanket halt on evictions. But other parishes have not taken the same step.
by Philip Kiefer September 4, 2020 Updated September 4, 2020

State data on COVID-19 outbreaks at colleges disappeared last week, but officials say new reports coming soon

The state stopped reporting K-12 outbreaks as well. For weeks, officials have been promising to publish data on infections in K-12 schools. But it’s not clear when that will happen.
by Philip Kiefer September 1, 2020 Updated September 1, 2020

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The Center for Public Integrity and Columbia Journalism Investigations collaborated on this project with newsrooms around the country.
by The Editors August 25, 2020 Updated August 24, 2020

Disasters are driving a mental health crisis

From climate-fueled storms to COVID-19, mounting catastrophes are sowing stress and trauma. The country’s one program to help reaches only a fraction of survivors.
by Dean Russell and Jamie Smith Hopkins, Columbia Journalism Investigations and Center for Public Integrity August 25, 2020 Updated August 24, 2020

Drug hyped as viable treatment for COVID-19 makes its way to Louisiana hospitals, but experts remain unsure about effectiveness

Studies have thus far found only limited benefits from remdesivir.
by Leslie Cardé May 29, 2020 Updated December 18, 2020

Medical experts offer advice on the risks of common activities in phase one

How safe is the beach? Restaurants? Church? The Lens talks with doctors about how (or whether) people can participate safely in the gradual reopening.
by Leslie Cardé May 21, 2020 Updated May 22, 2020

Doctors urge caution as state enters phase one of reopening

‘Phase one doesn’t mean it’s 100 percent safe,’ said a state Health Department official.
by Leslie Cardé May 15, 2020 Updated May 16, 2020

Scientists race for vaccine, but still struggle to understand how new virus works

New complications seen in a small number of children just one recent wrinkle in learning about what COVID-19 does.
by Leslie Cardé May 8, 2020 Updated May 9, 2020

Studies show link between pollution and COVID-19 mortality

Following a Harvard study showing a correlation between COVID-19 mortality and pollution, the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic shows the link in Louisiana's most polluted parishes.
by Leslie Cardé May 4, 2020 Updated May 6, 2020

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