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

The Louisiana Department of Health has reported a high level of pertussis activity in the state. Health officials said the increase in pertussis, also known as whooping cough, started back in ...

A White House executive order called on the U.S. attorney general to determine whether former federal death row inmates “can ...

Louisiana state employees will be required to work from the office beginning July 1 under an executive order issued by Gov.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Director of Health Mati Hlatshwayo Davis announced her resignation in a statement Friday. In the ...

The LSU Board of Supervisors has named an interim chancellor of LSU Health Shreveport following the resignation of Dr. David ...

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 ...

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The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and ...