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Drew Hawkins/Gulf States NewsroomOn this week’s episode, we take a look at how drug checking services save lives in the Netherlands — and why there aren’t any in the Gulf South. -
Drew Hawkins/Gulf States NewsroomNational Nurses United has been negotiating new staff contracts with UMC administrators since March 2024. This is the fifth strike in just over a year.
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After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response. -
After weeks of confusion over vaccine guidance, new federal recommendations say COVID-19 vaccines are available for everyone over 6 months. -
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit this week that calls on the federal government to strike down rules that allow the distribution of abortion drugs without an in-person doctor’s visit. -
Both the U.S. and the Netherlands wrestle with the politics of drug use, but their approaches diverge in key ways that reflect deeper ideological divides. -
On this week’s episode, we’re taking a look at who can get a COVID-19 vaccine in the Gulf South.
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The nonprofit health care organization’s two clinics in the state shut down due to what Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast CEO Melaney Linton called “relentless political assaults.” -
The study compiled complaints made to the New Orleans Health Department and found regular delays for various reasons in accessing misoprostol. -
On this week’s episode, we visit the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans. Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, the neighborhood still carries the scars of the storm — from empty lots to relentless heat. -
Unclear rules and inconsistent interpretations of federal and state COVID-19 vaccination rules leave families confused and vulnerable patients unprotected. -
Another Louisiana resident has died from contracting flesh-eating bacteria, the state health department confirmed Tuesday.
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A new Commonwealth Fund report paints a stark picture of how Medicare is serving older adults and people with disabilities in the Gulf South. -
The protest centered around the perception that Cassidy, a licensed physician, has not challenged Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. enough. -
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky, Missouri and Texas introduced similar legislation to Louisiana's law that reclassified mifepristone and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled substances.
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So far this year, Louisiana recorded 368 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, as of August 23, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
The Gulf States Newsroom hosted a virtual discussion of Drew Hawkins' reporting on the shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners in the region. -
The Democratic leader’s speech at CrescentCare was part of a national tour aimed at elevating health care as a defining issue ahead of the 2026 elections. -
Despite the opioid crisis’ deadly toll, U.S police treat drug use as a criminal issue. But in the Netherlands, a public health approach has seen better results. -
Louisiana lawmakers concluded their 2025 legislative session on Thursday by passing the state’s $51 billion budget. -
Alabama has 44 certified SANEs for the entire state. Louisiana has 42. Mississippi only has 6 — for a population of almost three million.
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New Orleans health department fields complaints over access obstacles for non-abortion health needs.
