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• Baton Rouge General hosts flu shot event

  September 29, 2023 7:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge General on Saturday hosts the second of two September flu shot events, with a clinic at 5353 Florida Blvd. Shots will be administered from 8 a.m. until noon to those ages 3 and older. The location is the site of BRG's Primary Care Group... more »

• 'Very encouraging' COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial coming to Baton Rouge Play Video

  July 20, 2020 9:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Meridian Clinical Research is looking for volunteers right here in Baton Rouge for a coronavirus vaccine clinical trial. They need anywhere from 350 to 500 adults to participate in the study. Those who are in the high-risk category for getting COVID-19 or those who are considered... more »

• Eye center makes safety changes amid COVID-19, welcomes back more patients Play Video

  April 30, 2020 6:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - More businesses are starting to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak, and non-emergency medical procedures are back on the books. Williamson Eye Center on Summa Ave. is navigating some changes as it prepares to serve more people. Dr. Blake Williamson says all of the changes have been... more »

• Lake Urgent Care/Lake After Hours will now offer new rapid COVID-19 tests Play Video

  April 4, 2020 10:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Lake Urgent Care/Lake After Hours is set to offer rapid COVID-19 tests. The clinic has been selected as one of the first urgent care operators in the country to offer Rapid COVID-19 Molecular Tests as part of the FDA’s "fast-tracked" Emergency Use Authorization program. The new... more »

• Free pop-up clinic coming to Baton Rouge Play Video

  March 14, 2019 7:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Healthcare Connections is sponsoring a two-day free clinic for the public Friday and Saturday. It will be held from 7am to 7pm and will provide dental, vision, basic health care and educational services on a first-come, first-serve basis. It will be held at the new... more »

• Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group reopens pre-flood location

  January 16, 2017 12:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Our Lady of the Lake Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Group in Baker reopens it location at 6516 E. Myrtle Ave. Monday. The clinic took on roughly 10 inches of water and closed for five months after the Baton Rouge area experienced major flooding in August. The... more »

• EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: inside look of LSU fire Play Video

  June 10, 2016 7:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Clean-up crews will work through the weekend at the LSU Student Health Center. A fire ruined the front half of the building Thursday night. The blaze started in an office and spread to the main lobby where a large clock on the wall was melted. The clock... more »

• Local physician assistant sentenced for unlawfully distributing pain pills Play Video

  March 25, 2015 4:47 PM

  UPDATE: Christopher Armstrong was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for his role in a scheme to unlawfully distribute prescriptions for thousands of oxycodone pills. ****** BATON ROUGE- Federal Agents temporarily shut down and raided a local doctor's office, intercepting patients who pulled into the parking lot... more »