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Some of these people felt sick for weeks before they even knew what hit them. And the scary part is, officials still haven't traced it back to a single food or source.

Louisiana is seeing a sharp increase in cases of flea-borne typhus, a rare bacterial illness that has hospitalized multiple people and has been linked to two deaths since the beginning of 2025.

A new nationwide FDA recall involving quite a few brands of cough drops is raising concerns across the country, including right here in Louisiana.

Turns out, that age-old warning about wet hair and colds is just a tale from our childhoods. Let's sort myth from reality today.

Do you wet your toothpaste before you brush your teeth? You might want to stop doing that, and here's why...

Louisiana tops CDC wastewater monitoring as new variants cause distinctive throat symptoms. Get the latest on vaccine access and protection strategies for families.

With the recent uptick in cases involving the flesh eating bacteria along the gulf coast, medical professionals are warning people about eating raw seafood.

Some media reports suggest Sen. John Kennedy may have had a health event on live TV when he appeared to "freeze" during an interview. However, he has flatly denied it.

Some Parishes in Louisiana challenge the state's overall life expectancy, revealing surprising pockets. While the whole state is below the national average, some Parishes with numbers better than the US average

The new NB.1.8.1 COVID strain—nicknamed “Nimbus”—is sweeping the U.S. with one brutal symptom: a sore throat that feels like glass.

Your lips have a low capacity of retaining water because of the weak skin barrier overall, so love your lips with these tips.

Imagine thinking you're cleaning your car only to find out you're spreading bacteria instead. Public vacuums might not be what they seem. 80% are infested.