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

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

Proposed legislation aims to improve public health by restricting purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages, raising questions about dietary habits ...

Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for ...

The AI technology is being trained on national data and peer-reviewed publications that have identified fraud, and it will ...

Louisiana lawmakers are currently grappling with what to do about kratom, an unregulated herbal substance that causes stimulating or sedating effects and can be purchased over the counter at gas ...

Accidental overdoses have surpassed all other causes of pregnancy-related deaths in Louisiana, but a new state initiative is aiming to change that.

The department created a task force to fight fraud, waste, and abuse. They are working with the attorney general's office and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Together, they will use AI and ...

With tragic stories fueling urgency, lawmakers in multiple states are considering and passing bills for comprehensive ...

Four lives may have been saved the day Lauren Hinton rushed her 5-month-old son to the hospital in January 2024. A drug test ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top health agency will ... big cuts to Medicaid. In his Louisiana district, it’s a lifeline ...

Senate Bill 2, authored by Republican Sen. Mike Fesi, would repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program and explicitly ban the fluoridation of any public water system ...