CARLA K. JOHNSON | The Era-Leader

Home

Prescription drugs are seen in a glass flask at a state laboratory in Taylorsville, Utah, on July 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Too many pills? How to talk to your doctor about reviewing what’s needed
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Mon,07/22/24-10:38AM , 79 Reads
Swallowing a handful of pills is a daily ritual for many people, from young adults coping with anxiety to older adults managing chronic conditions
Click Here to Read More

Temperature and humidity are monitored in a medicine cabinet at a medical center in California on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side effects of many common medications. Hot weather, too, can damage medicines such as insulin that require refrigeration. Inhalers can explode. Epinephrine injectors such as EpiPens can malfunction. Meds delivered in the mail can deteriorate. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here's what to know
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Fri,07/12/24-12:53PM , 57 Reads
Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side effects of many common medications.
Click Here to Read More

Dave Crenshaw poses for a photo with his service dog, Doc, in front of his home in Kearny, N.J., on Monday, June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

AP
free content

Service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans, researchers say
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Tue,06/04/24-10:06AM , 46 Reads
Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members.
Click Here to Read More

In this May 25, 2017 file photo, chemotherapy drugs are administered to a patient at a hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. Scaling back treatment in some cancers — ovarian, esophageal and Hodgkin lymphoma — can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in early June 2024. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, new research finds
By CARLA K. JOHNSON - AP Medical Writer
Sun,06/02/24-7:01AM , 43 Reads
Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to CARLA K. JOHNSON

The E-Edition

February 25, 2026

Local poll

Submit Your Poll

Local Polls

Statewide poll

Submit Your Poll

Statewide Polls

Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Current Temp

77°F

Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 78°F
Min Temp: 51°F
Feels Like: 77°F
Dew Point: 50°F
Humidity: 89%
Sunrise: 6:27 AM
Sunset: 5:58 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
Wind Direction: NE
Wind Gust: 7 mph
Sky Cover: 21%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 50°F
Moon Rise: 3:15 PM
Moon Set: 4:43 AM

Sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Hourly Forecast

Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

Load More