Are eggs safe to eat amid the current avian flu outbreak? Have people in the U.S. contracted bird flu? We VERIFY the answers to common questions.

During a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to confirm that he believes vaccines do ...

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike ...

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike ...

A large outbreak of tuberculosis has been reported in Kansas; is tuberculosis a public health concern in Louisiana? Find out ...

We have the latest updates on boil advisories across Southwest Louisiana.When water districts and municipalities tell us they are issuing or lifting a boil advisory, we will add them to this story.The ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has urged the U.S. Senate — including specifically Sen. Bill Cassidy, a fellow Republican from ...

Nearly 500 outbreaks were reported between August and mid-December, according to CDC data, a third more than at the same time ...

In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, followed by cancer and unintentional injuries, according to the Centers for ...