Governor John Bel Edwards has vetoed Senate Bill 156, the bill to prevent transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams in schools. Governor Edwards says the bill was a “solution in search of a problem that simply does not exist in Louisiana.” He added that discrimination is not a Louisiana value. No word yet if the legislature will hold a session to override the veto.
However, Governor Edwards has signed legislation that should help prevent employment discrimination against those who were charged but never convicted of a crime. New Orleans Representative Matthew Willard says under his bill a business cannot request a background check for an applicant if it did not lead to a conviction.
Willard says his bill is a step towards “banning the box” for private-sector employers.
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 the risks involved with getting covid versus getting myocarditis isn’t comparable…
The vaccines that fall under this category include Pfizer and Moderna.
Aduhelm (Add-u-helm) the newest drug to treat Alzheimer’s comes with a hefty price tag of $56,000 annually per patient, Chair of Neurology at Tulane School of Medicine Dr. Demetrius Maraganore (Mare-ah-gah-nor-ay)…
He’s advising his patients to look at participating in a study to forgo the cost.