Public health officials Saturday confirmed the new year’s second measles case in Los Angeles County Saturday. The infected patient arrived on Viva Aerobus Flight 518 — an international flight — at the ...

The Department of Public Health confirms the first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County, urges protection before traveling.

A Texas woman has died from West Nile virus, spread though mosquito bites. Where is West Nile spreading in the U.S.? Experts discuss risk, symptoms, prevention and more.

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Dr. William Foege, credited with saving millions of lives because of his work leading the global eradication of smallpox, has died at 89.

In the first three weeks of 2026, there have already been more than 400 new measles cases, as the U.S. looks to blow past ...

After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its ...

In 2023, Louisiana had the 5th-highest death rate for heart disease in the U.S. See the data for adult coronary heart disease in each Louisiana parish.

Louisiana is suffering some of the worst numbers nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ...