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Student recruitment starts in weeks for inaugural class of 2027
The refund checks come as health insurance costs have skyrocketed for many people after the enhanced ACA tax credits expired.
After being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, Brendan Scallan is defying the odds racing ATVs!
Louisiana's Department of Health reports more than 4,000 ER visits in August for COVID and flu patients
Local vendors say customers want to know who grows their food
The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed a Louisiana resident has been infected with a “brain-eating amoeba.”
Parents urged to consult child’s doctor before making vaccination decisions
New Orleans health officials say school vaccination requirements remain unchanged as President Donald Trump seeks major changes to federal childhood vaccine recommendations.
Feels-like temps could hit 113 degrees this week
Disruption of service expected to last at least 24 hours
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The therapy -- Spectris -- is still in clinical trials
Gov. Jeff Landry, joined by leaders from the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and Louisiana Economic Development (LED), announced the Rural Tech Catalyst Fund.
The bill advanced out of the House Welfare Committee without objection after being amended.
Respiratory illnesses are surging at urgent care clinics across the New Orleans area following Carnival season
A.G. Liz Murrill says women are able to get the pills without seeing a doctor.
The enhanced ACA premium tax credits expire at the end of the year.
Democrats are demanding that enhanced premium tax credits be extended for three years.
LSU Health and Tulane Medical School doctors discuss how AI is currently being used and its potential for helping doctors save lives.
Louisiana seniors face long waits for state funded home care assistance
Louisiana has more serious flu cases than anywhere in the U.S., according to CDC data
Nearly 300,000 Louisiana residents get their health coverage through the ACA.
New technologies, including spray-on skin, improving patient recoveries
Evening public exposure reported in Concourse B
Lack of updated data unnerves experts watching for trends
Some Democrats are calling for RFK, Jr. to be fired by President Trump.
Residents and a health policy expert express concerns over CVS and Walgreens' new policy on administering COVID-19 vaccines.
Some well-known scientists and medical associations have pushed back on RFK, JR's vaccine advice.
Dr. Maurice Sholas, a member of the Orleans Parish Medical Society and the New Orleans Medical Association speaks about caring for Katrina evacuees who were brought to Texas where he had evacuated.
Louisiana congressman urges defunding of the New Orleans health department over vaccines.
The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to rising infant mortality rates across the state.
A legislative audit found nearly $10 million paid to insurers of the dead
The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed one human case of West Nile virus in Orleans Parish.
The state’s current boom of congenital syphilis follows a nationwide trend.
A New Orleans hospital says it's "looking into keeping it on hand moving forward"
Louisiana reports above average 17 Vibrio vulnificus cases and 4 deaths in 2025
Rural hospitals in Louisiana often see many patients relying on Medicaid
The fentanyl epidemic has claimed millions of lives.
Democrats say their fight is far from over on Capitol Hill and in the courts over the BBB. Republicans say the bill contains a lot to help Americans.
Mosquito abatement spraying set for wide swath of city
State on pace to set new record for whooping cough cases in single year
Metairie doctors tout the health benefits of traditional sauna use and cold plunge.
New Gayle and Tom Benson Children's Hospital to expand treatment capacity
As New Orleans prepares for Jazz Fest, doctors warn that incoming travelers and falling measles vaccination rates could lead to an outbreak in Louisiana.
After decades of decline, measles cases are rising again. New Orleans doctors are taking notice.
Measles reaches Louisiana as CDC reports over 800 U.S. cases across 25 states so far this year.
Avalon Action Alliance ending annual $2.5 million donation
A federal judge’s ruling restricts compounding pharmacies from producing generic Zepbound, sparking concerns over affordability
Pandemic exploded after Mardi Gras 2020
The budget concerns come amid job cuts by DOGE.
Surgeon General Ralph Abramson's decision has attracted national attention