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While the results showing an increase in rates may seem alarming, researchers say it could be a sign of better access to mental health services.

The Commonwealth Fund’s new report includes 12 new measures that evaluate and rank states on reproductive services and women’s health care.

A controversial bill that would have banned gender-affirming health care for youth in Louisiana died in a Senate Committee on Wednesday. The defeat marks a significant victory for Louisiana’s transgender community and goes against a growing trend among other Republican states to restrict youth access to gender-affirming care, which often includes hormone therapy and can include reassignment surgeries.

Data acquired from health departments across the Gulf South show that among 12 to 17 year olds, Black teenagers are getting vaccinated at roughly one and a half times the rate of white teenagers.

Climate change will affect today’s children at every stage of their life. That’s one of the takeaways from a new study from the Lancet Countdown , a...

There are two general issues to consider when you have pets and a garden landscape: keeping pets from harming your landscape, and keeping the landscape…

A former North Dakota lawmaker recently died after eating at a New Orleans restaurant. The alleged culprit: a bacterial infection from a raw oyster....

Dr. Scott Kahan, Director of the National Center for Weight and Wellness, on the perils of fat shaming.Also on today's program: Barry Keim on Tropical…

WAFB-TV anchor Donna Britt talks about her diagnosis with ALS last week. Britt continues to anchor the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts on channel 9 with Greg…

Dr. Renee Levine of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital comments on the challenges facing U.S. Senator John McCain. The…