Improving Concussion Diagnosis Using an Athlete’s ‘Digital Twin’
Concussions can be a difficult injury to diagnose on the football field. With no definitive test or scan, team physicians…
Using Music Therapy to Transform Patient Care
Stress, physical limitations, emotional struggles — these are challenges that patients face every day. But what if the solution wasn’t a pill or a procedure but a melody? That’s the idea driving Mandy Creekmore, a music therapist whose work at LSU and Our Lady of the Lake is redefining how we approach healing. The Power…
How Our Lady of the Lake Health and LSU Research Is Unlocking Immune Resilience
Stress often gets a bad reputation, and for good reasons. Chronic stress can take a toll on physical and mental…
Studying the Health of Student-Athletes to Improve the Health of All
How does the physical and mental health of LSU student-athletes evolve when their playing careers are over? And how could that information benefit the health of not only current and former student-athletes but the larger population as well? Those are the questions being asked by researchers from Our Lady of the Lake Health, LSU, LSU…
Understanding Sepsis and How We’re Breaking New Ground with Treatment
You might not know what sepsis is, but its impact is incredibly deadly. One in three patients who die in a hospital bed had sepsis during their hospitalization, and it’s the leading reason why a patient is admitted to the hospital or readmitted due to complications after their discharge. It’s more deadly than breast cancer,…
Septic Patient Gets the Right Care Thanks to First-of-its-kind Test
Going to the emergency room can be a stressful experience. There are a lot of unknowns, such as how long…
Three Cancer Researchers Discuss What Motivates Their Work
The ongoing fight against cancer is first and foremost about providing the best treatment to patients so they can have…
The Benefits of Getting Your Care from a Research-focused Hospital
Research is often thought of as something done in a lab — examining bacteria under microscopes or testing on animals. But research makes its biggest impact in a medical setting, where it improves patient lives through things as simple as surveying a patient, drawing blood or even just monitoring their eating habits. Every medical advancement…
What to Know About Clinical Trials
Maybe you’ve been talking to your doctor about clinical trials to treat a particular condition, researching clinical trials for a loved one or just generally curious about how they work. Use this guide to help clear up some questions you might have. What is a Clinical Trial? Clinical trials are an important part of clinical…
A Matter of the Heart: Connecting Community Outreach and Clinical Research
As Our Lady of the Lake’s medical director of research, Dr. Hollis “Bud” O’Neal’s responsibilities include developing and improving access to experimental therapies while also providing opportunities for medical students and residents to learn how to effectively conduct research. The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) Foundation launched its Louisiana Well Again grant program, which funds…
From Research to Real Life: Fast, Effective Sepsis Test Saves Lives
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition, the leading cause of death in hospitals. In this episode of The Doctor Will Hear You Now podcast, we learn about groundbreaking research and an innovative breakthrough at our health system poised to transform sepsis detection and care. Hollis “Bud” O’Neal, MD, medical director of research at Our Lady of…
How Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute’s Research Helped Bring New Treatment for Endometrial Cancer Patients
For patients receiving treatment for late-stage endometrial cancer at Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute, they now have a new standard of care that could greatly enhance the likelihood of remission and recovery. A clinical research trial conducted in part by Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute oncologist Sobia Ozair, MD, found that…
Why Sepsis Is the No. 1 Cause of Death in Hospitals and How We’re Helping Stop It
Every year in the U.S., sepsis leads to more deaths than opioid overdoses, prostate cancer and breast cancer combined. It’s the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals, and Louisiana health systems are struggling with the highest rates of sepsis-related deaths in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But not…
