Doctors, hospitals, and state budget officials fear reductions to Medicaid could leave low-income Americans without health ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – On his first day on the job Monday, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce ...

Opioid overdose is the leading cause of maternal death in Louisiana. A new statewide effort aims to change that.

On April 21, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced the launch of Project M.O.M. (Maternal Overdose Mortality), a ...

Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Sen. Mike Fesi (R-Houma), would repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation ...

Health official said the increase in pertussis, also known as whooping cough, started back in September of last year.

The Louisiana Department of Health could soon use artificial intelligence to root out fraud, waste and abuse in the state’s Medicaid program, a sign of Elon Musk’s continuing influence on ...

After staff and funding cuts across the HHS, the FDA has suspended its quality control program for testing dairy products.

Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Sen. Mike Fesi (R-Houma), would repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program and explicitly ban the fluoridation of any public water system ...

Currently, Louisiana law requires the Louisiana Department of Health to establish a water fluoridation program for public water systems with at least 5,000 service connections — with some ...

REPORTING IN NEW ORL The Louisiana Department of Health has reported a high level of pertussis activity in the state. Health officials said the increase in pertussis, also known as whooping cough ...