Louisiana plans to seek $1B from federal rural health fund, prioritizing digital medical records and tuition forgiveness for ...

The Louisiana Department of Health unveiled new initiatives to fight Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse and to address fatal overdoses during pregnancy at a press conference Monday. It was the first ...

Louisiana's health department seeks feedback from hospitals, health care providers, residents and others to address rural ...

Getty Images On his first day on the job Monday, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the launch of two initiatives – one to target Medicaid fraud and another to reduce ...

Unclear rules and inconsistent interpretations of federal and state COVID-19 vaccination rules leave families confused and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In a memo sent across Louisiana to its health providers, Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham says the state health department will no longer promote mass vaccinations. One ...

Louisiana came out 49th overall on a range of health and environmental metrics, which means that the state faces intense and ...

WELL, ALL NEW TODAY. THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL NO LONGER BE PROMOTING MASS VACCINATION. LOUISIANA SURGEON GENERAL RALPH ABRAHAM URGED AN ORDERED STAFF TO JUST STOP PROMOTING IT AND ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana state health officials confirm that three more people have been infected with vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria, in the past month. The Louisiana Department of ...

The Louisiana Department of Health is warning residents about an increase in a potentially deadly infection. According to LDH, there have been more cases and deaths recorded this year of Vibrio ...

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed the fifth death from Vibrio vulnificus this year, with 26 cases reported so ...

A fifth person in Louisiana has died from Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters, the state's ...