Orlando hospitals won't bill survivors of Pulse nightclub shooting
After a gunman killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub in June, survivors of the massacre faced a new nightmare: mounting medical bills. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Firefighter describes life after historic face transplant
Patrick Hardison can now drive his children to school in the morning. He can swim in a pool, run his fingers through his hair and blink his eyes. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Maternal deaths down globally, up in US
The good news is that maternal mortality rates are declining worldwide. The bad news? The situation for women in the United States is a glaring exception. And in Texas, where clinics serving women have shuttered and their health interests have been b... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Virus hunters in search of the next outbreak
It is a slow and cumbersome descent hindered by head-to-toe protective suits. A wooden ladder dips down the side, as two researchers in white suits and respirators make their way into Grootboom cave in South Africa. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Miami Beach mayor: We need a Zika bill
With the number of Zika cases in the United States growing, the mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, says he's frustrated that Congress still hasn't passed a bill to help combat the virus. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cost of EpiPen: Senators' daughters call for action
The incredible increase in the cost of EpiPens, auto-injectors that can stop life-threatening emergencies caused by allergic reactions, has hit home on Capitol Hill, where one Democratic senator whose daughter has allergies has called for action and ... (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How should you talk to loved ones about their weight?
What are the magic words to use when a loved one's weight is rising dangerously high? Unfortunately, there are none. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zion Harvey's transplanted hands are 'amazing'
Zion Harvey sometimes puts on baseball glove or swings a bat -- just like many 9-year-olds. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Several water quality warnings in effect along Mississippi coast
The state has a total of nine water quality warnings in effect along the Mississippi Coast, warning swimmers that they are at an increased risk of getting sick from the water. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No. 1 killer: Cancer catching up to heart disease
More Americans die from heart disease, but cancer is rapidly gaining ground as the No. 1 killer. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Long commute could hurt your health, add to your waistline
If someone told you their journey to work took them one hour, how would you react? (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Orleans considers facility to treat mental health based off model in St. Tammany Parish
City officials are considering a different approach to treat mental health, and the new model aims to decriminalize mental illness. The model is called Safe Haven and the city is basing it off a concept that's already being developed in St. Tammany Parish. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
For kids, no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar a day
Mary Poppins may need to find a new tactic to make the medicine go down. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Crews repair ruptured water main; boil-water advisory remains in effect in Covington
Covington leaders said test results for water samples are pending as the entire city remains under a boil-water advisory. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ochsner to offer free cancer, wellness screenings at Clearview Mall
Ochsner Health System will offer free cancer and wellness screenings Friday and Saturday at Clearview Mall in Metairie. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
