The CDC reduced the number of vaccines recommended for all children. Here’s what the shift could mean for Louisiana’s kids.

Louisiana health officials have confirmed one pediatric flu death this season as influenza activity remains very high.

A child from Louisiana has died from seasonal influenza, according to a state official’s confirmation of a weekly report from ...

The department confirmed the child’s death on Wednesday, without providing additional details such as the date of death or ...

Flu and respiratory illness activity hits its peak across the country and Louisiana is reporting very high and increasing ...

The CDC reportedly found potentially troublesome bird flu mutations in Louisiana patient. This Louisiana case of bird flu marks the first instance of severe illness that's linked to the virus within ...

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shows a massive spike in flu activity ...

Louisiana has joined New York, New Jersey, South Carolina and Colorado as the top five states with the highest flu cases in the nation, and experts advise citizens to take precautions such as hand ...

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — a vocal supporter of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement and a harsh critic of Covid shots — has been named principal deputy director at the Centers for ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham is now the Principal Deputy Director at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Before serving in that ...