New Orleans Health News

When Lance Armstrong learned he had testicular cancer , he assembled a top team of doctors for what he decided would be the race of his life. If he did not win, he would die. After Mr. Armstrong recovered and...

Democrats clinched the victory for the Affordable Health Care for America Act, one of President Barack Obama’s top legislative priorities, with a 220-215 vote, the Associated Press reported Sunday. The vote came to the dismay of Burton, R-5th District, who...

Xavier University in New Orleans will receive roughly $2 million a year for the next five years to develop a cancer research center. The grant is coming from the National Institutes of Health and its Research Centers in Minority Institutions....