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Maya Miller/Gulf States NewsroomAcross the Gulf South, hospitals are cutting labor and delivery services. A program at UMMC hopes to equip health care professionals to fill in the rising gaps. -
Maya Miller/Gulf States NewsroomThe nonprofit Mayday.Health organized the campaign to travel across 14 states with abortion bans.
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Emergency services in Louisiana are spending more time waiting to offload patients at hospitals and that means fewer are responding to calls at any given time. -
Record-high maternal and infant mortality rates are just some of the reasons why pregnancy in the state is “an inherent medical risk,” the report’s author says.
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Health officials say now is not the time to let your guard down on protecting yourself, and others, as the three contagious viruses spread across the region.
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A small team of activists is still gathering outside of the Pink House — though the clinic has closed — to continue the fight for abortion access.
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Tax documents show energy company foundations financed the anti-abortion movement in the Gulf South for years. Now, they could get a tax break for that support.
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Suicide is a leading cause of death in women, and mood and anxiety disorders make perinatal risks more complicated. Dr. Fortney’s work is focused on this issue.
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Health officials gave out monkeypox vaccines and encouraged everyone — not just the LGBTQ community — to take the virus more seriously at the annual festival.
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The order will create a new task force on reproductive health care and to coordinate additional steps to help people access abortions.
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Some states are emerging from the omicron surge, but hospitals in the Gulf South are in crisis. Demand for beds is up, but there are shortages of staff.
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Louisiana nursing home facilities report low vaccine booster rates among residents and employees.
