KSLA12 - Dr. Mindie Kavanaugh, Clinical Assistant Professor at LSUHS Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, discusses risk factors to detect stomach cancer.
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Information to support your HEALTH and WELL-BEING
KSLA12 - Dr. Dylan Harrell, LSUHS Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, shares common risk factors and treatments for COPD during National COPD Awareness Month.
KTBS3 - National Influenza Vaccination Week, a critical time to remind everyone aged six months and older to get their annual flu vaccine to help reduce the risk of contracting the flu virus.
KSLA 12 - LSUHS Voice Specialist, Dr. Sarah Quintana, speaks about how Parkinson's Disease affects the voice and causes swallowing issues and the treatment options available with the Ark-LA-Tex Center for Voice, Airway & Swallowing.
KSLA 12 - LSUHS Family Medicine, Dr. Ammar Husan, shares “What happens is it starts out with like cold symptoms with runny nose, fever, getting a cough. Then you progress to getting a severe cough and you have fits of coughs in between."
KSLA 12 - The holiday season means getting ready for family gatherings, food and fun. But are you preparing for the possibility of the flu, fever and fatigue? Dr. Ammar Husan, LSUHS Family Medicine, shares how vaccines and isolation help to slow the spread of illness.
Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Lt. Bowman became an advocate for a new approach to SPD calls involving mental health, and an official partnership with Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse brought that to reality.
The Bossier Chamber has released their new report with a focus on the transportation system, healthcare, defense, and energy sectors, all assets in our Northwest Louisiana region, along with cyber / technology and education.
KSLA12 - National Prematurity Awareness Month raises awareness to infant health issues. Dr. Maroun Mhanna, LSUHS Chair of Pediatrics, discusses what factors and how the state got a failing score.
Shreveport Times - This follows the creation of the Northwest Louisiana Crisis Response Coalition in 2020 between LSUHS and the Shreveport Police Department with a mission to develop a community-based crisis mental health response with alternatives to arrest.
KTAL6 - The Shreveport Police, Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana, and Northwest Louisiana Crisis Response Coalition established a first-of-its-kind partnership for northwest Louisiana.
KALB5 - Dr. Sheila Asghar, LSUHS Associate Professor of Neurology, talks about the health risks of not getting proper sleep.
KTAL 6 - As leaves begin to fall and temperatures get cooler, doctors see an uptick in upper respiratory infections in children, like the common cold, RSV, flu, and COVID.
KTAL 6 - As leaves begin to fall and temperatures get cooler, doctors see an uptick in upper respiratory infections in children, like the common cold, RSV, flu, and COVID. Dr. Amar Husan, LSUHS Assistant Professor of Family Medicine shares tips to stay healthy.
KSLA12 - What started as a clinic to provide more healthcare to those in rural areas grew into an idea to go mobile with more than 21,000 people screened for various cancers.