Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph L. Abraham, M.D., has been appointed as deputy director of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Flu vaccines offer protection from a handful of strains that scientists expect will dominate the season.

Dr. Ralph Abraham is now serving as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s principal deputy director ...

The Louisiana Department of Health said it will cease the use of media campaigns or health fairs to promote vaccination against preventable illnesses. Dr. Ralph Abraham, Louisiana’s surgeon general, ...

Ralph Abraham's appointment as CDC principal deputy director raises concerns due to his controversial vaccine stance and past actions as Louisiana's surgeon general. His appointment follows the forced ...

(CNN) — A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such case in the United States. The agency ...

Abraham ordered the Louisiana health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations during an uptick in influenza cases last winter.

TRY AND END THE STALEMATE. AND TONIGHT, SOME LOUISIANA RESIDENTS ARE ONCE AGAIN SEEING CHANGES TO THEIR FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AS THE STATE ANNOUNCED IT’S ROLLING BACK FUNDING. YEAH, AND THE ...

Women in Louisiana have decent access to preventative care and still face some of the worst health outcomes in the United States, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund. The group, a ...

A patient who was hospitalized with the first human case of pathogenic avian influenza, or H5N1, in Louisiana and the United States has died. According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the ...

FOR DECADES. WE ALSO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS COMING IN. THE CDC HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRST SEVERE HUMAN CASE OF BIRD FLU HAS BEEN FOUND IN LOUISIANA TODAY. THEY SAY THE PERSON WHO CONTRACTED THE ...

When you want to move somewhere where the cost of living is low, you might be inclined to choose Louisiana. The state boasts some of the lowest costs on housing and general goods. (Plus, you'll be in ...