A Blue Cross Blue Shield study indicates pregnancy complications are up 32-percent as more pregnant women have chronic health conditions. Brooke Thorington explains.
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The treatment that President Trump received for COVID is now available in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington reports on how this can be a two-fold game changer.
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If you’re looking for a team to root for in the LHSAA Prep Classic, Grand Lake is your squad. Jeff Palermo on their remarkable journey…
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A new study indicates that pregnancy and childbirth complications have risen 32% as more millennial females have pre-existing conditions increasing the risks. Senior Medical Director of Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana Dr. Dee Barfield says claims data from 2014 to 2018 shows the increase in complications.
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Barfield stresses the importance of prenatal visits; she says their study is from women who have access to care due to coverage and they are not seeking medical care early enough in their pregnancy.
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The study also indicates the average age to have a child increased to 31. Barfield says the older you are the more likely you are to already have a chronic condition before pregnancy.
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Barfield says they worry that more pregnant women have avoided medical care and prenatal visits due to the pandemic and we’ll see more pregnancy and childbirth complications in the near future.
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The coronavirus treatment given to President Trump when he was admitted to Walter Reed Hospital is now available in Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards says the monoclonal antibody fusion treatment can help high-risk patients from becoming seriously ill.
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Edwards says candidates for this type of treatment must begin treatment as soon as they are diagnosed and be showing symptoms for no more than 10 days. Because this is an outpatient procedure, Edwards says monoclonal antibody fusion is beneficial in two ways.
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Edwards says while he is not a physician, he’s heard promising results about treatment from the White House Task Force and from CEOs of local hospitals.
Those considered high risk for COVID are 65 and older with obesity, diabetes, and kidney disease, and those 55 and older with heart disease or hypertension are possible candidates for the new treatment.
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There are two companies that make the treatment Regeneron and Eli Lilly.
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Despite strong objections, President Donald Trump has signed a 900-billion dollar pandemic relief package that will result in many Americans receiving a 600-dollar stimulus check. Mr. Trump threatened not to sign the bill, as he pushed for a stimulus check of two-thousand dollars. The U-S House still intends to push for a higher stimulus check, but ULM Political Science Professor Doctor Joshua Stockley doesn’t see the Senate going along
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The legislation also extends unemployment benefits. It’s unclear why the president decided to sign the bill after initially threatening to veto it. Stockley says many Americans are glad Mr. Trump had a chance of heart…
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The 900-hundred billion-dollar coronavirus relief bill received overwhelming support in the House and Senate. Stockley says many on Capitol Hill were blindsided when the President initially said he would not sign the legislation
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Eighteen schools made it to the Prep Football Classic but no team endured more than the Grand Lake Hornets. The small school in Cameron had two devastating hurricanes make landfall in their parish, but yet they persevered and will play in today’s Class One-A Championship game. Jeff Wainwright is their head coach…
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Grand Lake is 8-and-1 heading into today’s One-A title game versus top-seeded and defending champion Oak Grove. Wainwright says the team has been an inspiration and an escape for Cameron Parish residents…
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This is Grand Lake’s first appearance in a state championship football game. Wainwright told the players to enjoy the moment and don’t worry about the score
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