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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed at his first congressional hearing in months that, under his leadership, ...

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The Senate Health and Welfare Committee debated a bill that would require Medicaid to cover FDA-approved weight-loss ...

A Senate committee’s discussion of a bill to remake the state’s child welfare system brought Gov. Jeff Landry more deeply ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health was preparing Friday to roll out a monthlong series of events after launching its annual “Take Action for Mental Health L.A. County” campaign. The ...

Residents in Roseland, Louisiana, say a chemical explosion and spill tied to Smitty’s Supply has poisoned water and air, ...

Louisiana has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the country — one initiative is trying to reverse course.

During his House hearing, he claimed he was instructed “not to discuss it” due to ongoing litigation in Louisiana.