Rosemary Westwood

To support new moms, the city of New Orleans is trying a medical practice from the past: the house call.

The drop in vaccination rates is blamed, at least partly, on anti-vaccine activism, leading to more parents claiming religious and medical exemptions. The CDC advises that a 92-95% vaccination rate is necessary for population-level protection [herd immunity].

Baton Rouge OB/GYN Dr. Evelyn Griffin is associated with both the anti-abortion and health freedom movements in Louisiana. Griffin was also hand-picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve on his vaccine advisory panel.

“It’s a bittersweet day in Louisiana. While we are certainly sad to lose Dr. Abraham in Louisiana, we are thrilled to see the CDC gain a selfless leader.” - Gov. Jeff Landry (R-La.)

The issue has resurfaced under United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has spoken against the use of fluoride in public drinking water.

A leaked memo reveals that $12 million in grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention could be at risk to DOGE cuts.

For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

Women who have suffered unnecessarily after being denied abortions are telling their stories — and that could impact the upcoming election:

A new Louisiana law in effect Oct. 1 will re-classify misoprostol as a dangerous controlled substance. It's used in medication abortions, but also for postpartum hemorrhage and other obstetric issues.

Louisiana Representative Paula Davis brought the bill after a recent Alabama Supreme Court decision upended access to IVF in that state.