Health

As expected, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has followed the actions of several other metropolitan areas in the U.S. by requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test (within 72 hours) to enter any indoor activity in the New Orleans metro with large crowds.

The initial report stated that the vaccine accumulated in a woman's ovaries and could cause miscarriages and eventually cancer. BBC News says that report is misleading.

As students gear up to go back to school as safely as possible during this fourth surge of COVID-19, a group of local parents is doing everything in their power to make sure their kids aren't forced to wear a mask.

There's another group of people the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is especially concerned about, pregnant women and their unborn babies and women who are thinking about having a baby.

Multiple outlets are reporting that a high school in Louisiana has moved to virtual learning within the first week of classes due to COVID cases on campus. Ascension Catholic High School was forced to cancel their football jamboree as they send students back home.

A lot of people are saying that it is against HIPAA to ask if someone is vaccinated or not but this law does not protect us against this specific question.

A memo from LHSAA leadership outlined how the organization would handle COVID-19 as it relates to 2021 fall sports.

A poisonous plant known as poison hemlock has migrated into the United States from Europe and is showing up along highways, ditches, fields, flower beds and backyards all across America.

Hannah Comeaux, Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, offers these tips for lowering stress and anxiety as you prepare to return your child to school this Fall.

Google has new Artificial Intelligence that can be used to predict how likely it is that patients entering the hospital will make it out alive.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has announced that its annual event will not take place in October due to COVID-19 conditions.

Look at your spouse, your neighbor, your family member, or anyone close to you, and ask yourself, "Do I want to be the reason this person gets sick?"

A stay-at-home mom posted a picture of what her family's masks look like at the end of the day and people suggested she seek medical attention immediately.

Kevin Naquin explains how a medical supply shortage is affecting health care in the United States.

Earlier in the week, I shared the numbers of covid cases in each Louisiana parish. This got me thinking what are the vaccination rates for each parish in Louisiana? Here are the top 10 parishes in Louisiana by vaccination rates

Many experts believe this one causes worse symptoms than the original delta virus and is even more contagious.

The schools run by the Diocese of Lafayette are private entities and, therefore, not "governed" by the same rules/regulations as the public schools.

The medical profession is exhausted as they navigate through this COVID pandemic and now many are telling their stories.

Dr. Henry Barham, a rhinologist at Baton Rouge General is looking for participants between the ages 18 and 65 for clinical trials.

I can not understand how a person can see the defeat on the faces of our health care workers and still not do their part to put an end to the pandemic.