Opioid overdose is the leading cause of maternal death in Louisiana. A new statewide effort aims to change that.

In Louisiana — a state currently growing 70% more trees than it harvests — foresters see the new wood pellet industry as a ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has reported a high level of pertussis activity in the state. Health officials said the increase in pertussis, also known as whooping cough, started back in ...

Doctors, hospitals, and state budget officials fear reductions to Medicaid could leave low-income Americans without health ...

A federal judge in Louisiana said the deportation of the child to Honduras with her mother, even though her father had filed ...

By: Grace ThompsonLSU Manship School News Service The Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee has advanced legislation aimed at strengthening oversight of early learning centers and closing ...

The bills, proposed during President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants nationwide, would force public institutions to ...

The Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare passed a bill that would prohibit fluoride from being added to public drinking water, according to an April 24 report from KLFY. Senate Bill 2 ...

A federal judge in Louisiana expressed concern on Friday that the Trump administration had deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen ...

After staff and funding cuts across the HHS, the FDA has suspended its quality control program for testing dairy products.

On April 21, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced the launch of Project M.O.M. (Maternal Overdose Mortality), a ...