Sociologists who examined the CDC data said it reflects women who delayed having children in their 20s and chose to do so in ...

Among all the states in the United States, the Pelican State is the third-lowest in terms of life expectancy, per recent ...

SB 2 proponents presented unfounded links between the levels of fluoride in drinking water and autism, low IQ and thyroid ...

Louisiana, Missouri and Virginia this weekend reported their first measles cases of the year, not long after the Centers for ...

Whooping cough is also known as pertussis and is spread from person to person through the air when someone coughs or sneezes, ...

On today’s episode of Louisiana Considered, we discuss federal funding cuts to state cultural programs and HIV prevention. We ...

Medical expert Dr. John Schieffelin calls measles the most contagious known virus for which there is a proven vaccine. He ...

Louisiana, Virginia and Missouri all reported their first measles cases of 2025 this weekend, with at least 27 states ...

Without CDC funding, more than 100,000 Louisiana residents at the highest risk for HIV would lose access to essential testing ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's outside expert panel will convene on Tuesday after a nearly two-month ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has now confirmed two measles cases in the Greater New Orleans area.The first was reported ...

Foxes, raccoons, striped skunks and domestic cats have tested positive for the bird flu across six Texas counties, state ...