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

The Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare passed a bill that would prohibit fluoride from being added to public drinking water, according to an April 24 report from KLFY. Senate Bill 2 ...

A federal judge in Louisiana expressed concern on Friday that the Trump administration had deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen ...

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

ICED OUT — Members of Massachusetts’s congressional delegation have been trying to set up a meeting with Rümeysa Öztürk since ...

State Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, wants kratom banned outright. He said he believes the products are too dangerous to be allowed, and he has won support from many law enforcement officials. His ...

The health department also plans to review Medicaid patients’ driver’s licenses and use AI to reduce waste and fraud in ...

During his first day on the job, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein helped unveil new programs to ...

Leaders from the Louisiana Department of Health will highlight agency priorities and new initiatives Monday afternoon.

HB 234 (Act 478) prohibits passengers in motor vehicles, or operators of motor vehicles, from vaping or smoking marijuana ...

Jeff Landry named Bruce Greenstein as the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health ... includes working in the public and private sectors in health care for the last 30 years.