Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
CDC launches virtual human simulation tool to help cancer survivors
The CDC launches a first of its kind virtual human simulation tool aimed at helping cancer survivors adopt healthier behaviors. The tool is known as Talk to Someone, a place to ask questions and engag...
Feb 04, 2020 Raed Mansour / CC
Tulane study supports push for earlier colorectal cancer screening
There's an active debate in the medical community about whether to start colorectal cancer screenings at 45 or 50, and a study by Tulane indicates starting screenings before 50 may be the better choic...
Feb 04, 2020
Gray death: New drug found in recent traffic stop combines fentanyl with heroin
A new, potentially lethal drug has been discovered in a St. Mary Parish traffic stop. It's called "gray death" and it is heroin cut with fentanyl. St. Mary Parish Sheriff's spokesperson David Spencer ...
Feb 04, 2020
Cassidy to vote no on removal
A final removal vote in the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump is set for tomorrow, and Senator Bill Cassidy says he will vote against removing the Commander in Chief. The vote is expected to...
Feb 04, 2020 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Keto diet research indicates benefits could go away following first week
The keto diet may be all the rage in trying to drop pounds, but new research shows that you might not want to be on the diet for too long. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Public Health Melinda Sot...
Feb 04, 2020 TriangleREVA / CC
U.S Representative Ralph Abraham's reelection war chest looking slim
Congressman Ralph Abraham only has $21,000 in his reelection war chest, sparking speculation he's considering not running again this year. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says that's a...
Feb 03, 2020
Louisiana seeks 150-million in federal funds to help LA Highway 1 project
Louisiana is pushing the feds to give 150 million dollars in matching funds to the state to help construct an elevated roadway on LA Highway 1 from Golden Meadow to the Leeville Bridge in Lafourche Pa...
Feb 03, 2020 NOAA's National Ocean Service / CC
Former St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister passes away
Pat Brister, one of St. Tammany Parish's most accomplished public servants, has passed away at the age of 73. Brister most recently served as Parish President, but also had stints as the State GOP Cha...
Feb 03, 2020
Stolen Ambulance from Dallas located in Louisiana, driver arrested
A Texas woman is arrested in Bossier Parish, accused of stealing an ambulance from Dallas. Louisiana State Police located the stolen ambulance on Interstate 20, about eight miles into the state and at...
Feb 03, 2020
Horrific elder abuse case alleged in Iberville Parish
A Plaquemine man is arrested for elder abuse after authorities say they discovered a woman in her 70s in a home lying in a hospital bed covered in filth and animal feces. Iberville Sheriff Brett Stass...
Feb 03, 2020
