Health

On Monday, Sept. 12 there will be a special event to commemorate the milestone.

Knowing the signs of early dementia, also known as mild cognitive impairment, or MCJ, is critical so patients and their families can get support as soon possible.

If you’ve ever needed an MRI, you know how confining it can feel.

Tick bites can cause all sorts of diseases from lymes to rocky mountain spotted fever.

Almost 20,000 women will be told they have ovarian cancer this year. Almost 13,000 will die from it, and it’s a hard cancer to treat.

One in three Americans say they don’t take their medications as prescribed, because they can’t afford to.

The Louisiana Department of Health says updated COVID-19 booster shots should be available to the public in the coming days.

Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health has launched a new digital symptom checker for pediatric patients ages 0-17, offering more ways to access virtual, seamless guidance any time, day or night.

Is 14 too young for a hip replacement?

A report from the CDC said cases have increased by 30 percent over the last several years.

Each year, only approximately 1,600 infants are diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot.

As we get ready for LSU to officially kick off football season in New Orleans, thousands of others will also be heading to the Big Easy for the annual Southern Decadence Festival.

Now that high school sports are in full swing, doctors are warning athletes, coaches, and parents about the signs of a concussion.

The effects of sudden cardiac arrest can be quick and deadly.

Health leaders are warning Louisiana residents about an uptick in mosquito-related diseases after the first human neuroinvasive West Nile virus case was confirmed in the Acadiana area.

The Louisiana Department of Health has partnered with the East Baton Rouge Mayor-President’s Office to offer several community monkeypox vaccination events.

More than ever before, our children are facing a health crisis that could impact them for the rest of their lives.

Grades, friends, the future. There’s a lot that teens worry about.

Health experts say the risk of monkeypox to children and adolescents in the United States is low at this time.

Participants are encouraged to sign up for the race and run or walk the 5K or 1 mile to help spread awareness on the disease.

If you shun the sun, suffer from food allergies, and don’t get enough fruit and veggies, it’s likely you may be vitamin deficient.

One in three seniors die with Alzheimer’s disease.

Americans are always searching for ways to lose weight and get healthy.

The school-based clinic visits are at no cost to families and are covered by most insurance.

A new partnership between East Baton Rouge Parish Schools and Baton Rouge General is bringing a family doctor directly to Claiborne Elementary School for a school-based clinic concept.

The blood services provider Vitalant is putting out an urgent call for people to donate blood after patient needs drained supply by nearly 50%.

By using a 3D printed nanomaterial exoskeleton, each helmet can be customized for the needs of each fighter.

More than 50 million Americans deal with chronic pain daily. Now, guidelines are outlining new ways to cope with this all-too-common problem.

The World Health Organization estimates that between 2030 and 2050, climate change will cause 250 thousand additional deaths per year due to malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea, and heat stress.

Health is top of mind for many parents in the Capital City now that children are back in the classroom.