The U.S. has surpassed 1,000 measles cases for the first time in five years, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Friday. A total of 1,001 cases ...

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

Nearly half of all Louisiana adults reported having high blood pressure, well above the national average. See the ...

The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year. It’s ...

The Louisiana Department of Health warned that whooping cough cases are on track for a record high this year, "more than has ...

In 2019, there was a total of 1,274 reported cases, CDC data shows. If the U.S. surpasses this figure, it would lead to the highest number of cases recorded since 1992.

There have been 70 reported human cases of the bird flu in the U.S., with one confirmed death, according to the CDC. The first reported death from bird flu in the U.S. was a patient in Louisiana ...

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.

A Louisiana lawmaker says he wants to avoid the scenario that unfolded last year in Alabama, where clinics offering in vitro ...

Louisiana is one vote away from banning fluoride in public water. Dentists warn it could lead to more cavities, especially in ...

Teen birth rates were "essentially unchanged in the remaining 33 states" including Louisiana, according to analysis from the ...