Governor Edwards signs legislation prohibiting employers from discriminating against job applicants who have been charged with a crime but never convicted. Under the bill by New Orleans Representative Matthew Willard employers are barred from requesting background checks relative to criminal histories of non-felons. Willard says his legislation started as an attempt to outright ban private-sector employers from asking if an applicant has a felony record.
Two weeks ago, the FDA approved the first drug to treat Alzheimer’s in more than 15 years, despite an independent committee not endorsing Aduhelm (Add-u-helm). Chair of Neurology at Tulane School of Medicine Dr. Demetrius Maraganore (Mare-ah-gah-nor-ay) says this is the first drug to reduce amyloids in the brain which are prevalent among patients.
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Catholic High School in Baton Rouge has vacated its 2017 and 2020 state football championships after the LHSAA determined they violated rules that occurred in 2017 as a result of an investigation that began in March. Gabe Fertitta was the head coach of the Bears during their run to four straight championship games in 2017 and 2020. WBRZ-TV sports reporter Matt Trent says Fertitta told him he did not know about these allegations…
Fertitta resigned from Catholic in February.
The CDC reports a higher-than-expected number of cases of myocarditis in people who received their second dose of mRNA covid vaccines. LSU Health Shreveport infectious disease professor Dr. John Vanchire says that while myocarditis can be fatal, the inflammation is treatable and shouldn’t scare patients from getting vaccinated…