Recent data shows 20 percent of Medicaid patients visit the ER 17 times a year for non-life threatening issues.

Efforts by conservatives to pressure Republican senators to support Trump’s Cabinet nominees have largely been successful so ...

The number of confirmed cases of norovirus linked to recalled Louisiana oysters increased to 191. The Louisiana Department of ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has adopted new execution protocols, including the use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of carrying out death sentences, Gov. Jeff Landry ...

Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and effective manner.

In partnership with Acadian Health, the Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid program announces an emergency room (ER) ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) slammed the National Institutes of Health’s decision to slash billions of dollars in “indirect” ...

The soaring price of eggs is a ripple effect of an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, which ...

Lake County unveiled its new mobile health clinic, which includes an exam room and a blood draw station. The mobile clinic ...

Shreveport city officials say improvements to the water system are already underway, but they will take years to finish.

Senators aiming critical questions at Kennedy this week found their contributions from the health care industry and their ...

Freezing temperatures this week could have a significant impact on Louisiana’s crawfish population and the industry. Farmers are already seeing the effects of the cold weather, which has slowed ...