Health experts agree that detecting cancer early- when its most treatable- is key to a patients’ survival. Touro Family Medicine Physician Dr. Meredith Maxwell explains what preventative cancer screenings are available for men and women and at what ages you should be receiving these screenings. What are the recommendations for cancer screenings? Screening guidelines or age recommendations are for people who have an average risk for cancer. If you have an increased risk—due to your family history, for ...

NEW ORLEANS (April 29, 2021) The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Touro. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care. This is the 48 th year Touro has been accredited with the Commission on Cancer ...

At the age of 77, Michael considered himself in reasonably good shape. He’s been active all his life and was a runner for a long time. That’s why he knew something was wrong when he started having problems with his right knee in 2019. “I had it X-rayed, and it didn’t seem to indicate that I was a candidate for a knee replacement yet,” Michael recalls. His physicians at the time recommended that he begin physical therapy to help with the discomfort. Michael completed about six sessions of therapy, but he ...

Local dancer back in the groove after successful heart surgery Dorian, who is living with HIV, had always lived what he thought was an active lifestyle. As a member of the 610 Stomper dance group and an HIV advocate, his days seemed far from sedentary, often filled with dance practices, second-lining, educational events, special appearances, and Mardi Gras madness. It wasn’t until a few months prior to the 2020 Mardi Gras Season when Dorian realized something was off. “For a few months, it felt like someone ...