by Cathy Cassata In a new survey, epidemiologists ranked bars and jails as the riskiest places for COVID-19 transmission. Among the reasons health experts say bars are a high-risk environment…
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You Must Be the Best You
By Kala Hathorn You must be the best you you can be. In an age where everyone seeks to be seen and revered; instead seek to be kind, compassionate, hardworking,…
Diabetes and Sleep
Understanding the complex relationship between diabetes and sleep. By Ally Hadfield HELPFUL RESOURCES TAKE MATTRESS QUIZ Diabetes and poor sleep are closely intertwined. When we sleep, our blood sugar levels rise. Our bodies produce…
Maskne : 2020 Skin Pandemic
By Elise Lucas, Licensed Esthetician Maskne is the 2020 skin pandemic. What is this trendy term “Maskne“? And why is it called a 2020 skin pandemic? The newly coined term maskne…
New Orleans and Jefferson Work to Stop Virus
A TALE OF TWO CITIES & TWO LEADERS’ EFFORT TO STOP THE CORONAVIRUS By C.C. Campbell-Rock Cynthia Lee Sheng, a Republican is the first female parish president in Jefferson Parish…
4 Telltale Signs That You’ve Outgrown a Friendship
by Sarah Epstein MFT As children, we learn that friendships last forever. And some do. Some friendships grow and mature. Others atrophy, leaving one or both participants in the friendship feeling unfulfilled and…
LA Children Need Health Care & Education
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Let’s Not Overlook the Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care and Education We Desperately Needed Before by Ryan H. Pasternak, MD, MPH (He, Him, His) It…
The Single Best Thing To Do With Today: Live Immediately
Uncertainties about tomorrow do more than just slow you down. They actually threaten to make you stuck by Thomas Oppong Seneca said that his book, On the Shortness of Life.…
Racial Trauma Is a Public Health Emergency
by Dara Winley Ph.D. What you may not know about Black mental health. THE BASICS Today, I asked an African American client how she was doing in light of the…
Guide to Teen Health and Safety
From our Friends at Safety.com by Mary Blowers Teens, we know you might be struggling during this pandemic. Your social lives and your education have been upended, and we know…