When my uncle was president, I was a 10-year-old boy—we had the healthiest children in the world,” he said, flanked by ...

Infections of COVID-19 are growing or likely growing in half of the U.S. as of July 8, according to CDC estimates.

Despite concerns surrounding the proposed federal healthcare legislation, no rural hospitals in Louisiana have closed, ...

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first human bird flu death in the United States on Monday.

Communities across the United States have long added fluoride to their water to prevent tooth decay. Dental and other health groups have called for continuing this practice.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has detected bird flu in another flock of backyard birds.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office, surrounded by top health officials, vowing a crackdown on “dangerous gain-of-function research” on viruses and pathogens that ...

States that expanded Medicaid will have to check to ensure those enrollees are volunteering or working at least 80 hours a ...

A patient who was hospitalized with the first human case of pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the United States has died. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the ...

Bill Cassidy’s office in Metairie, Louisiana, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The group demonstrated in hopes of persuading Sen.

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

Measles cases surge in 2025 with outbreaks in Louisiana and beyond, driven by low vaccination rates and international travel.