Health

Baton Rouge General says making healthy choices and being screened for cancer are keys to good health and could help reduce your risk of developing cancer and other illnesses.

Between 1.7 and three-million sports and recreation-related concussions occur each year.

Three and a half million Americans have epilepsy – a condition where abnormal activity in the brain causes seizures, which are periods of time where a person loses awareness.

Are you someone with asthma who’s trying to live healthier?

The app allows family members and others involved in the caregiving to communicate and share important care information.

Whether it’s sports, a vehicle accident, or sudden fall, head injuries are linked to death, disability, and dementia as people age.

Cardiovascular Institute of the South is the first in state to use new leadless pacemaker.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is now performing HIPEC, a surgery treating patients with cancers in the abdomen.

Nearly half of adults in the US consume artificial sweeteners.

One little boy struggled with epilepsy since just after birth – at one point, having up to 50 seizures a day.

A special task force to look into student behavior, mental health, and discipline held its first meeting at the Louisiana State Capitol on Thursday, July 14.

The event will have community notables who have agreed to wear a ridiculous pink wig to help raise money for breast cancer.

Artificial intelligence has allowed physicians to receive better training and diagnose diseases in early stages.

In its ongoing effort to support local communities and improve patient outcomes, Ochsner Baton Rouge has reached a two-way patient data-sharing agreement.

Right now, only those of you who are 50 and older or are 12 and older with a compromised immune system are eligible for a second booster shot.

French Settlement residents are speaking out about plans to develop the Valere subdivision in the middle of their small, quiet community.

Ochsner, East Baton Rouge EMS reach patient data-sharing agreement

Twenty-two-year-old Erin Moran loves to run. But over a year ago, this college student suddenly lost feeling in her right leg.

Studies show children are spending more time indoors and less time in nature.

Louisiana is only a few days away from rolling out its new suicide prevention hotline number.

n Friday, July 8 from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Perkins Road Community Park there will be fitness demos, dry inflatables, music and free snowballs.

The throbbing and pounding pain of a headache can be debilitating.

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) is reporting the first detected case of monkeypox infection in a Louisiana resident.

Communication, socioeconomic status, and even employability are some challenges that people who stutter face.

Billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is trying to help people save money with a new online pharmacy.

Air quality doesn’t only affect your lungs, but it can also impact other organs. Ivanhoe has details on a study that investigates how air quality influences brain health.

Experts are weighing in on the current status of the COVID pandemic across Louisiana.

Boston University CTE Center researchers diagnosed the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver with stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy following a brain study through the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

Researchers looked at death certificates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to gather the information.

The CDC says that 42 percent of children, ages two to 11, have had cavities in their baby teeth. 21 percent of children, ages six to 11, have had them in their permanent teeth.