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Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 4:15 PM EST
|By David Jones
For the first time, medical marijuana patients in Louisiana will be able to light up.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 10:41 PM EDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
Louisiana will roll out more comprehensive crisis care services for people dealing with mental health issues.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 10:31 AM EDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
It’s time for the Gray Television family to help ‘Lift Up Louisiana.’
Updated: Aug. 10, 2021 at 12:27 PM EDT
|By FOX 8 Staff
Tulane University researcher reports link between marijuana use, male infertility
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 8:13 PM EDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
A federal team of health care workers is dispatched to Children's Hospital New Orleans as COVID-19 cases rise.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2021 at 2:15 PM EDT
|By Jacolbi RIvers
Americas Health Rankings website, diabetes is higher here in Louisiana than in the country with the state ranking among the worst for the disease.
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Updated: Jul. 22, 2021 at 7:36 PM EDT
|By Jacolbi Rivers
Prices of insulin have been on the rise since 2019 and it's starting to impact everyone who is on it.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2021 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Jacolbi Rivers
Doctors say routine checkups are critical to fight off serious medical conditions. But during the pandemic, some people didn’t see their doctors as often as they should have.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2021 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Jacolbi Rivers
Lifestyle changes such as little interaction, anxiety over healthcare, poverty, and shifting to a dependent lifestyle are just some ways the elderly can become depressed or fuel their depression further.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2021 at 7:12 PM EDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
A bill to expand Louisiana's medical marijuana program to include smokable pot awaits the governor's signature.
Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
The coronavirus pandemic makes childhood hunger worse according to experts on the subject.
Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 8:26 PM EDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
Dr. Pia Chowdry of LSU Health New Orleans says it is estimated that about 1 in 6 African American men will develop prostate cancer compared to about 1 in 9 or 1 in10 white men.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 11:02 PM EDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
Doctors say more work is needed to address health disparities that place African American women more at risk of complications or death during pregnancy or after pregnancy.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 9:31 PM EDT
|By Nicondra Norwood
Reaching herd immunity from Covid-19 will take a large percentage of all Louisianians getting vaccinated.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 9:06 AM EDT
|By Sabrina Wilson
The city has had people go door-to-door to provide information about the vaccines to residents.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 3:26 PM EDT
|By Rob Masson
A local attorney has put together a program that he hopes will help those suffering from drug and mental health issues.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2021 at 10:00 PM EDT
|By Kimberly Curth
Those who have medical mobility issues can now have a health professional come to their house to administer a COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 3:15 PM EDT
|By Cody Lillich
Health officials in Louisiana will be using a key metric often used in times of disaster as a way to target outreach for COVID-19 vaccinations.