Geaux Bald is a medical student group at LSUHS and they held their annual fundraiser March 14, 2024. The fundraiser inspires students, faculty, and members of the community to shave or cut their hair in support of cancer patients.
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KTBS3 - LSUHS Neurosurgeon Dr. Stanley Hoang, FAANS, recently performed the first awake spine surgery at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. For this surgery, a local anesthetic was used to numb the nerves in the spinal cord, allowing for a much shorter recovery.
KSLA12 - Dr. Karuna Dewan, LSUHS Associate Professor of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery, shares how we lose tissue and muscle in our vocal folds as we age and the resulting symptoms, along with how food choices and water can impact our throat health.
KTAL6 - LSUHS Facutly, Dr. Bharat Sachdeva and Dr. Evelyn Pryor, recommend a healthy active lifestyle with a balanced diet can help lower the risk of kidney disease. However, those who face high-risk factors are suggested to receive an annual screening.
KTBS3 - It's that time of the year again for Daylight Savings Time. Dr. Sheila Asghar, LSUHS Assistant Professor shares, "One hour of lost sleep will take us anywhere from three to four days to make up for that sleep that we lost."
April is national Autism Awareness and Acceptance month. One of the keys to supporting a child with autism is Early Intervention. Dr. Michelle Yetman, Clinical Psychologist with the LSUHS Children's Center shares the benefits of early intervention.
Partners in Wellness kicked off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by holding a community colon cancer screening event at MLK Health Center thanks to a generous gift from Dak Prescott’s Faith, Fight, Finish Foundation.
KTBS 3 - Partners in Wellness, the mobile cancer screening program at LSUHS Feist-Weiller Cancer Center kicked off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by holding a community colon cancer screening event at MLK Health Center.
KTBS 3 - Eating disorders can affect anyone. Dr. Jennifer Seidenberg, LSUHS Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, talks about the importance of talking about eating disorders, especially in males.
KSLA 12 - For National Eating Disorders Week, Dr. Ammar Husan, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, shares information on eating disorders that impact more than 30 million people with the highest risk of death of any mental disorder.
Propublica - The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. Untreated, the disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities.
KSLA 12 - Dr. Gauri Mankekar, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology / Head & Neck Surgery, talks about the availability of over the counter hearing aids and hearing care on World Hearing Day.
LSU Health Shreveport was excited to host 70 students from Southwood High School and Caddo Magnet High School on Thursday, February 22 for a career fair about the educational and research offerings on our campus!
KSLA 12 - LSUHS faculty teaching free course on "Balance Matters" in partnership with the Caddo Council on Aging. Falls are the leading cause of injury in people over 65. It is important to learn about prevention and intervention to support our health as we age.
Healio.com - Adil Khan, MD, LSUHS allergy and immunology fellow, said, “Manufacturers that choose to disclose a products’ pH on the label can help narrow the choices. In particular, liquid synthetic cleansers most closely mimic normal skin pH.”