Health Archives | The Lens

In Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, a legacy of resistance lives on.

by Ned RandolphApril 22, 2025April 27, 2025

In the River Parishes, at the site of the largest slave revolt in history, a new generation is fighting for a cleaner future.

Embracing our narratives

She saw ‘a public-health crisis’ and opened a clinic in the emptied Lower 9

by Marta JewsonFebruary 1, 2025February 20, 2025

New Orleans Health Department launches a misoprostol map

by La'Shance PerryJanuary 16, 2025January 16, 2025

Fighting Act 246 in court

by La'Shance PerryDecember 18, 2024December 20, 2024

The increased urgency of Planned Parenthood’s work

by Petrice Sams-Abiodun, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships-Louisiana, Planned Parenthood Gulf CoastDecember 11, 2024December 10, 2024

HIV treatment disrupted by climate change

by Jessica Kutz, the 19th NewsDecember 9, 2024December 8, 2024

‘We’re still here’

by Marta JewsonNovember 7, 2024November 14, 2024

Louisiana AG sues feds to undo longstanding disability protections

by Marta JewsonOctober 28, 2024November 14, 2024

Lead pipes, another New Orleans legacy

by Delaney DryfoosOctober 12, 2024November 14, 2024

Pregnant in Louisiana Now, After Roe Fell

by As told to Marta JewsonOctober 9, 2024October 9, 2024