LSU and Ochsner Health Expand Partnership, Leadership in Dementia Care
Louisiana ranks fifth in the nation for Alzheimer’s disease, which mostly impacts older adults and is among the leading causes of death. But thanks to a growing partnership between LSU and Ochsner Health, dementia care is improving.
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