Cases of the flu are continuing to rise, and we are coming up on the five-year anniversary of the COVID 19 lockdown. So, it ...
Since its inception 53 years ago, the Lake District Hospital Auxiliary has presented the first baby born of the New Year and its mother with gifts, both from the auxiliary ...
An archeologist from over 150 years ago sent a message to the future which has just been uncovered during a more detailed dig ...
Days after Louisiana’s top health official ordered to an end to mass vaccination efforts and promotions in the state, ...
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The Louisiana Department of Health has terminated mass vaccination campaigns and barred public health workers from recommending seasonal vaccines, The Times-Picayune reported Feb. 13.
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham sent a directive to state health workers Thursday ending long-standing mass ...
“The State of Louisiana and LDH have historically promoted vaccines for vaccine preventable illnesses through our parish health units, community health fairs, partnerships and media campaigns,” ...
A recent norovirus outbreak has shaken the Louisiana oyster industry, with ripple effects on Baton Rouge restaurants.  On Feb ...
In partnership with Acadian Health, the Louisiana Department of Health’s Medicaid program announces an emergency room (ER) utilization reduction pilot program launching this month across the 12 ...