A man from Metairie is now cancer-free, thanks to a groundbreaking lung cancer surgery performed by an LCMC Health doctor. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan could miss the start of the regular season with a hamstring injury. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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An LCMC Health doctor performs a groundbreaking lung cancer procedure. Dr. Wassim Abi Jaoude (ZHAO-day) of East Jefferson General Hospital performed the first single-port robotic lung cancer surgery in the Gulf South on a man from Metairie, who is now cancer free.
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Dr. Abi Jaoude says through this single incision, he’s able to do the exact same thing that he’s able to do with the traditional multiple incisions. But by using that one incision measuring between two and seven centimeters long along with the Vinci Single Port Robotic Surgical System, that provides great benefits to the patient.
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Abi Jaoude says while that certainly results in reduced recovery times, they’re not quite at the point where the procedure could be an outpatient procedure just yet.
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Abi Jaoude is currently the only surgeon in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi offering the single-port robotic lung cancer surgery.
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Qualifying is done and the Congressional races can officially begin. Pearson Cross teaches political science at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and says the race to replace Republican Julia Letlow is wide open as four state lawmakers seek a seat in the U-S House…
The two most notable candidates in the sixth district Congressional race are state senators Blake Miguez and Rick Edmonds. Cross says Miguez and Edmonds are Republicans, who have served together in both the House and Senate and both are now attacking each other…
Political analysts expect a Republican will win the 5th and 6th Congressional district races, but both races will likely be decided in a December runoff. Cross says it would get very interesting if the balance of power in the U.S. House was not decided in November and a Democratic candidate was in one or both races…
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The latest nationwide survey finds that optimism continues to rise among small businesses, but challenges persist. NFIB state director Leah Long says for the month of July, the top reported issue was labor quality or availability…
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Long says it’s a problem that the Landry Administration, state lawmakers, K-through-12 and higher education leaders are trying to fix.
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Long says overall small business owners are encouraged by what they are seeing and one reason for that is inflation has slowed…
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Twenty-five percent of small business owners nationally plan to make capital outlays in the next six months.