Opioid deaths in Louisiana fell 59 percent between 2022 and 2025, outpacing the national decline of 46 percent.

NerdWallet’s picks for the best health insurance companies in Louisiana are Blue Cross and Blue Shield, HMO Louisiana and Ambetter. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, told state health workers Thursday. “The State of Louisiana and LDH have ...

The Louisiana Department of Education push changes to promote healthier lifestyles to children in the state.

Louisiana is at “rock bottom” for infant health, according to March of Dimes. The state, which continues to see high preterm birth and infant mortality rates, earned an “F” grade for infant health in ...

Louisiana Behavioral Health provides outpatient mental health services in a safe and comfortable environment with individual and group treatment programs designed to meet the specific needs of ...

Louisiana lawmakers are considering adding two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state's list of controlled dangerous substances, in a move that has alarmed doctors ...

Just as the 2024 Carnival season is getting started, Louisiana hospitals are overwhelmed with flu and COVID-19 patients and cases are still rising, health officials say. Emergency department visits ...

Louisiana ranks as one of the worst states in the nation for maternal and infant health, especially for Black and Native American women, according to the latest report from the March of Dimes. Experts ...

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