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 ...

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

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

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

While the menhaden industry is touting the findings with regard to redfish mortality from the LGL Ecological Research Associates menhaden bycatch study, conservation folks say the number of dead redfi ...

Public health experts share concerns that the H5N1 bird flu outbreak could turn into a pandemic. What to know after Louisiana resident died in January.

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

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 ...

An interactive tool from Johns Hopkins University lets you track the disease as the U.S. suffers its worst year in decades. The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in three ...

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 ...

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

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