A new report from the Newcomb Institute found that over 10% of Louisiana adults struggle with severe depression and/or anxiety and 9% have either attempted suicide or had suicidal thoughts. Dr. Anita ...

Feb. 11, 2025 — Answer seven questions and get an indication of how your relationship is right now. Just in time for Valentine's Day, researchers are publishing a new study that introduces a ...

Feb. 5, 2025 — New research has shown that diet could influence the risk of both depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms are both a risk factor for AD ...

“In Louisiana, they go to the emergency room.” Abraham said that cancer screenings, substance abuse treatment, mental health disorders, chronic disease rates and maternal and infant mortality ...

The term mental ... and Public Health. In 1936, further data were gathered and analyzed by the Lemkau, Tietze and Cooper team (Cohen and Fairbank, American Journal of Psychiatry 1937-38; Lemkau, ...

The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, told state health workers Thursday. “The State of Louisiana and LDH ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana’s top health officials say public health agencies lost public trust during the COVID-19 pandemic and need to shift their focus away from vaccine ...

Whether you have a little to say or a lot, your views, experiences and ideas will shape immediate steps and long-term changes: a new 10-Year Health Plan for the NHS. This is a once in a generation ...

Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research. February 14, 2025 • Humans have been eating yogurt for millennia. Ancient texts reference its health-promoting properties.

That relationship can last a long time and help many Louisianans work on health problems before they happen. One of the benefits of a digital patient portal prompting patients for screenings based ...

In 2024, just over 2 million people in the United States were estimated to be diagnosed with cancer — 29,980 of them were from Louisiana, the American Cancer Society predicted. Prostate ...