Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers — drawing rebukes from ...

CDC staffers and medical experts sound the alarm on how gutting the federal health agencies will put women’s lives at risk ...

The Louisiana Department of Health warns that later symptoms of the disease include the following: - "Fits of rapid coughs followed by deep inhales and a high-pitched 'whoop' sound" - "Vomiting during ...

POINTE À LA HACHE, La. (AP) — Oil company Chevron must pay at least $740 million to restore damage it caused to southeast ...

Two infants in Louisiana have died from whooping cough amid a national resurgence. Experts urge timely vaccinations as ...

Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are rising in Louisiana and across the United States, according to the Centers for ...

Fentanyl is a dangerous and deadly drug. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported that it is 100 times more potent than ...

Cuts to the CDC and FDA, experts say, could reverse hugely successful campaigns to cut cigarette smoking rates and curb teen ...

Two Louisiana cities are in the top ten and the other one checks in at #18. New Orleans is #6 on this list with Baton Rouge ...

Gun murders in 2023 fell 14% from the 2021 peak, while gun suicides peaked in 2023, according to the latest available statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported ...

Health experts are warning that whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is making a dangerous comeback. Cases are rising ...