CDC and Tulane scientists warn residents about the kissing bug, a face-biting insect linked to heart disease ICE, CBP seize ...

October marks ADHD Awareness Month, highlighting a condition affecting over 200,000 Georgians, with new diagnoses emerging ...

As the federal government shutdown continues, the fallout is felt in a myriad of ways, including access to important health ...

Washington state’s wastewater surveillance program uses the CDC’s dashboards to display information to the public. Now, only ...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Florida plans to end nearly a half-century of required childhood immunizations against diseases that have ...

In Louisiana, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher than in California, according to a new report from ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Louisiana had the nation's third-highest obesity rate in 2024, a new report says. Why it matters: Obesity is tied to several health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, ...

Republican Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and John Barrasso of Wyoming introduced a resolution recommending President ...

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...

Florida announced plans to end mandatory vaccination. Now scientists are assessing which of several diseases deadly to ...

Kroger Company and Reser's Fine Foods have both issued voluntary recalls because of the risk of listeria contamination.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - We have the latest updates on boil advisories across Southwest Louisiana. When water districts and municipalities tell us they are issuing or lifting a boil advisory, we ...