Doctors in Louisiana say more and more teenagers and pre-teens are getting diagnosed with pre-diabetes. The American Diabetes Association says over 500,000 people in Louisiana have been diagnosed with ...

Opioids accounted for 86 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the state with the highest overdose mortality rate.

A new COVID-19 variant named "Nimbus" has been detected in the U.S. and is spreading rapidly. Here's what to know about ...

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and ...

"It's alarming to see that more young people are having strokes," Dr. Chintan Rupareliya in New Orleans said. Here's how to ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the resignation of Health Commissioner Dr. Ralph Alvarado, naming John Dunn as the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention July 7 announced ( it is streamlining H5N1 bird flu updates with its routine ...

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday.

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed Louisiana’s first human case of West Nile virus this year in an individual from Livingston Parish. The person was hospitalized due to complications from ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Health, there were 57 cases in humans statewide in 2024. Three people died.

It feels like you swallowed glass, and it’s now one of the most reported COVID symptoms in Louisiana. Here’s how to protect your family.

Louisiana will get $412,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to remove lead pipes for schools ...