public health

Across 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.

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.

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.

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.

The COVID emergency proclamation, which has been in effect for exactly two years since the pandemic reached Louisiana in March 2020, will not be renewed when it expires Wednesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are now twice as high in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama as they were two weeks ago, contributing to now record hospitalization numbers nationwide.

Pediatricians and state officials worry that the same misinformation fueling COVID-19 vaccine skepticism and politicization could spread and ultimately undermine confidence in all vaccines.

As the number of omicron variant cases rises in Louisiana, the state department of health issued new guidance Tuesday strongly recommending that all people — regardless of vaccination status — wear masks indoors and get tested for COVID-19 regularly during upcoming holiday celebrations.

A new analysis from research foundation The Commonwealth Fund shows that health care access and outcomes are poor for people of color across the nation, and even worse in Gulf South states.

Sleepovers, playground visits and feeling safe at school are just a few of the things young New Orleans children are ready to experience again after getting their first COVID vaccine now that the shot has been approved for 5-11 year olds.