public health

The 2024 election was perhaps the biggest referendum on abortion rights since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and the results are a mixed bag, including for those living in the South.

A group of health care providers and two Louisiana women who were denied abortion care are suing state officials to block a new law that makes common pregnancy medications controlled dangerous substances, arguing the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional.

Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing the federal government to keep people at two detention facilities in Louisiana locked up beyond the period they can be held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody because some detainees might have been exposed to a rare form of tuberculosis.

A new survey suggests the number of abortions among women in Louisiana may have risen since the state banned nearly all abortions.

Pharmacists insist no policies have changed as doctors try to determine why their patients have to chase down medication prior to health procedures.

As the federal government announces a rule to eliminate all lead pipes within the next decade, tests by the Water Collaborative found lead within drinking water at 88% of New Orleans homes tested.

“The last thing I need to be asking myself during an emergency … is: ‘Could I go to jail for this?’” a doctor said.

Dozens of anti-vaccine bills have died in the Louisiana Legislature since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but ultra-conservative lawmakers are gearing up for another fight.

The federal funding from the Biden-Harris administration will help each state improve maternal health care and opioid addiction treatment in rural communities.

Louisiana hospitals have locked up a key drug used to stop women from bleeding out after giving birth as a new state law takes effect Tuesday.