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|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By WAFB Staff
This is your one-stop-shop guide to everything you need to know about the impact of COVID-19.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Rhonda Hardin
A new study suggests that over-the-counter pain medication may be causing your pain to stick around longer.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 2:03 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:31 PM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Even when you cover up, you’re not out of reach of these blood-sucking pests.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 5:09 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
“Even though there’s hundreds of treatments available, the vast majority are either unproven or ineffective."
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 7:24 PM CDT
|By Suzanne Ferrara
The state health department is reporting an additional nine monkeypox cases, bringing the number up to 83 statewide, and those don’t include pending test results.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 2:36 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:47 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
The FDA estimates that only 3% of online pharmacies are in compliance with U.S. pharmacy laws and standards.
Calcasieu Radar
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 3:34 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 7:51 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Researchers found those who played video games for more than one hour increased their IQ by about two and a half points.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 2:51 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 2:52 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:56 AM CDT
|By Rhonda Hardin
Almost one in one-hundred babies is born with a heart defect each year in the United States.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 5:29 PM CDT
|By Alena Noakes
The Louisiana Department of Health has released an emergency declaration detailing the list of conditions deeming an unborn child “medically futile.”
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 7:27 AM CDT
|By Deon Guillory
It includes all flavors sold nationwide under store brand labels at places like Walmart, Walgreens, Target and CVS.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM CDT
|By Haley Weger
The stress of the pandemic is largely to blame for nurse burnout, but local hospitals are doing what they can to put an emphasis on the well-being of their staff.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
A respected cancer researcher is now leading the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and the state hopes having Dr. Joe Ramos on board will help the facility gain a coveted federal designation.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:13 PM CDT
|By Suzanne Ferrara
The new vaccination can’t come soon enough as the BA.5 variant is evading both natural and vaccination immunity.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
The Louisiana Department of Health said Novavax’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available in the state.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 7:25 PM CDT
|By Miranda Thomas
The CDC reports more than 1,900 cases of Monkeypox reaching nearly every state.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:27 PM CDT
|By Haley Weger
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has changed their way of monitoring cases in the state.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:16 PM CDT
|By Haley Weger
The American Academy of Pediatrics is now suggesting breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months, and continuing for two years or beyond.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 2:49 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 1:43 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 7:49 PM CDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
Louisiana continues to have a shortage of nurses and COVID-19 is sending more people to the hospital.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 2:09 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 3:20 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 2:08 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 9:15 PM CDT
|By Haley Weger
Dr. Jerome Shrapps says this type of surgery can help with a variety of health problems.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 12:46 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Chris Rosato
A special task force to look into student behavior, mental health, and discipline held its first meeting at the Louisiana State Capitol on Thursday, July 14.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:16 PM CDT
|By Haley Weger
An easier number to remember, 988 is the call to make when seeking mental health help.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
Two new monkeypox cases have been identified in Louisiana, according to the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 1:59 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 6:37 PM CDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
Dr. Jennifer Avegno, Director of the New Orleans Department of Health, is among the physicians concerned about the impact of Louisiana's abortion bans on healthcare for women.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 2:13 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
Abortion clinics in the state had been operating under the earlier temporary restraining order before a judge refused to extend it on Friday.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2022 at 2:21 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT
|By WAFB Staff
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting the first detected case of monkeypox infection in a Louisiana resident.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:53 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 8:27 AM CDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
The resolution will ban the city from using tax dollars to enforce the state's abortion ban.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 2:24 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Perry Robinson
Experts are weighing in on the current status of the COVID pandemic across Louisiana.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 2:15 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2022 at 1:44 PM CDT
|By Alexandria Savage
2,237 new cases listed today on state’s website
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 3:10 PM CDT
|By KPLC Digital Team
COVID-19 report from the Louisiana Department of Health.