LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Local Family Physician Dr. Donald Higgins says vaccines and immunizations continue to be an important part of medicine. Higgins spoke with 7NEWS after the Louisiana ...

Louisiana lawmakers have prefiled a bill that would repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program, Beauregard News reported Feb. 21. Public water systems with at least 5,000 ...

About 20% of Louisiana’s Medicaid patients visit emergency rooms an average of 17 times per year, often for non-urgent issues ...

Two babies in Louisiana died in the past six months of a respiratory illness that doctors say is preventable. The head ...

LDWF initiates survey for angler input on Atchafalaya River Basin management and health, open to targeted group now and broader community starting February 24.

New Orleans gets millions every year to provide treatment, housing and support services for people with HIV and AIDS. As ...

Acadian Health, Acadian Companies home-based health division, is launching a pilot program designed to keep patients out of ...

Trump Administration making strides to either shrink or eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Here's how Louisiana ...

Several states are suing to change a rule in Section 504, including Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana possibly affecting ...

Cases of the flu are continuing to rise, and we are coming up on the five-year anniversary of the COVID 19 lockdown. So, it ...

Louisiana Department of Revenue (“LDR”) requires that persons or entities must be certified as a commercial farmer by LDR in ...