Health

Four more people have died from West Nile virus in Louisiana and 15 new cases have been reported in the past week.

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The Chancellor of LSU Health-Shreveport has told a gathering of employees that the med center’s staff is working hard to develop a plan for coping with a big loss of federal Medicaid dollars.

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LifeShare Blood Centers is reporting the local blood supply is running seriously low on type O blood, and it's asking donors to come forward and give.

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Shots for Tots coordinator talks about importance of getting your kids vaccinated ahead of a new school year.

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Onions make most people cry, but lately, they can make you sick. Really sick, in fact. And it is not just onions, but several foods containing onions that have recently been recalled from food chains and supermarkets across the United States due to bacterial contamination.

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is reporting 21 new West Nile cases in the past week. 13 of those were the most serious neuroinvasive disease.

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August 1 marks the day when a key provision of President Obama’s health care reform law goes into effect: private insurance companies now must provide contraception and many women’s preventive services for free.

But because insurance in general can be complicated, there are some things you’ll need to know.

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As kids head back to school, retailer launches Team Up to Stop Bullying: a first-ever national coalition of bullying solutions partners and celebrity ambassadors.

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In an effort to emphasize childhood immunizations and the need for immunizations before the start of the school year, Shots for Tots and Party Central in Bossier City are hosting a Back to School Bash on Friday, August 3.

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The West Nile Virus continues to spread. The state Department of Health and Hospitals reports 19 new confirmed cases.

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