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Health Matters: Heart Health and Promising Cardiovascular Research

WEBThursday, Feb. 8, 2024, at 6 p.m. February is American Heart Month. On this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Randall Brewer talks with Dr. Wayne Orr, Director of the LSUHS Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences, and Dr. Steven Bailey, cardiologist and Chairman of the Department of Medicine, with LSU Health Shreveport, and Kevin Koch, …

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Longview & Gregg County, TX Leaders Act with Mental Health …

WEBThe first Longview/Gregg County, Texas Mental Health Summit took place on Tuesday, February 6, hosted by the Greater Longview Optimal Wellness Initiative and Rotary District No. 5830. It brought together dozens of people to brainstorm on ideas to improve the crisis here at home. Among the group, consisting of dozens of civic leaders …

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Call to Mind Special: The Burden of Being

WEBThursday, April 18, 2024, at 6 p.m. Black women and girls experience discrimination, microaggressions and stereotypes every day. Living with daily racism has a profound impact on the mental health, well-being and lives of all those coping with it. This special program explores the unique mental health burdens of Black women and girls in the …

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Health Matters: Preventing and Treating Heat Related Illness and …

WEBSept. 7, 2023 at 6 p.m. This summer's extreme heat has sent some area young athletes to the hospital with heat related illness. On this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Randall Brewer talks about recognizing the signs of heat exhaustion caused by extreme temps or overexertion along with the prevention and treatment of some other common sports …

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Health Matters: The Infant and Maternal Mortality Crisis in Louisiana

WEBOn this Health Matters, she joins host Dr. Randall Brewer to talk about her findings. Also joining in the conversation are physicians Dr. Dani Zoorob, Professor and Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UroGynecology and Pelvic Health, Ochsner LSU Health System, and Dr. Akhil Maheshwari, Professor of Pediatrics, and Molecular & …

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Health Matters: Mental Health Edition--Evaluating Psychosis and

WEBThursday, Jan 25, 2024, at 6 p.m. Psychosis can be a symptom of schizophrenia, depression or other disorders. On this episode of Health Matters: Mental Health Edition, host Jenny Gregorio will be joined by Dr. Pam McPherson, Vice-Chair Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport; Tina Hall, Director of …

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Health Matters Mental Health Edition: Recognizing and Managing …

WEBThursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at 6 p.m. Our host, Dr. Lacey Moffatt, psychologist, is joined by Tina Feldt, Director of Counseling and Disability Services at Centenary College of Louisiana, to talk about the effects of stress and techniques to manage stress, including practicing mindfulness.

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Health Matters: Mental Health Edition--Louisiana Locked Up, How …

WEBThursday, October 26, at 6 p.m. This week on Health Matters: Mental Health Edition, host Jenny Gregoria is joined by Vanessa Smith, LPC, from Compassion for Lives, who will address the mental health crisis created by Louisiana's "Tough on Crime" policies.

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Urgent Care for Orthopaedic Injuries and Chronic Conditions

WEBThursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at 6 p.m. Dr. Sanford Katz is joined by Dr. David Berken, Dr. Stephen Hoge and Dr. Ben Feibel, orthopedic surgeons with Highland Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and consulting specialists for Rapid Orthopaedic Care in Shreveport, to talk about common orthopaedic injuries and chronic conditions.

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Health Matters: Helping Children Become Resilient Despite …

WEBThursday, August 11, 2022, at 6 p.m. When children experience too many adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), they can develop lifelong physical health and social problems. A staggering sixty-four percent of Louisiana children are not considered to be flourishing. Ranae Moran is joined on this Health Matters by Laura Alderman, Director of …

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Outdoor time is good for your kids' eyesight. Here's why

WEBHere's why. Outdoor time is good for your kids' eyesight. Here's why. Research shows kids who spend two hours a day outside are less likely to develop myopia. If you're a parent struggling to get your kids' off their devices and outdoors to play, here's another reason to keep trying: Spending at least two hours outside each day is one of …

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LSU Health Shreveport Covid-19 Vaccine & Testing Locations

WEBLSU Health Shreveport continues to offer both COVID-19 vaccinations AND testing to the public each Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 6PM at the LSUHS North Campus site (Old Chevyland) located at 2627 Linwood Avenue. Expedited COVID-19 testing is available at the LSUHS North Campus from 10AM to 12PM. Test results are …

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Call to Mind: Incarcerated with Mental Illness

WEBThursday, April 25, 2024, at 6 p.m. Join Call to Mind host Kimberly Adams for this one-hour broadcast special. Nearly half of incarcerated Americans have a history of mental illness – that's twice the prevalence of mental illness in the adult population of the United States. People with serious mental illnesses encounter law enforcement and the court system …

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East Texas Covid Cases Soar Among Persons 11 To 20 Years Old

WEBMORE YOUNGER PEOPLE INFECTED - Like the rest of the country, coronavirus infection rates in East Texas have surged over the Summer and although health officials say there are signs of a downward trend, Covid-19 infection among persons 11 to 20 years of age living in and around Smith County Texas is soaring. Northeast …

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A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge …

WEBThe Mi'kmaq Nation in Maine spent about $50,000 of its opioid settlement funds to build a healing lodge it will use for traditional sweat ceremonies to help people recover from addiction. PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Outside the Mi'kmaq Nation's health department sits a dome-shaped tent, built by hand from saplings and covered in black canvas.

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Mental Health Agency to Aid NWLA Police

WEBA mental health crisis can be one of the most unpredictable and dangerous calls for service for emergency and law enforcement personnel alike. Not to mention, these crises can take hours to resolve. At least one out of every five police service calls involve a mental health or substance abuse crisis, according to the latest research. Here in

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LSU Health Shreveport Receives $1.2 Million Endowment For …

WEBHISTORIC MAJOR DONATION - LSU-Health Shreveport’s Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats has announced it has received the largest private gift in its history. Dewey and Gigi Corley through their Chaparral Foundation, together with Margaret Place Properties, Inc., Frances and William Comegys, III, and the Family of …

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Backlash from DEI programs fueled hate speech at city meeting in …

WEBA recent community meeting in the city of Bend, was disrupted by racist and homophobic slurs from critics of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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U.S. Supreme Court Intervention Seen as Best Solution to …

WEBA panel of federal judges has tossed out Louisiana’s new congressional map, striking the state’s second majority-Black district [District 6] just months after it was signed into law. For more than two years, multiple maps have been either vetoed or rejected by two separate judicial districts. Evans says now is the time for the high court to

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With eyes on Rafah, Israel renews attacks elsewhere to prevent …

WEBWith eyes on Rafah, Israel renews attacks elsewhere to prevent Hamas from regrouping. A third of the city of Rafah is under evacuation orders, as Israel presses its offensive into southern Gaza. Israel is also expanding attacks in central and northern areas of the Gaza Strip. Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where …

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Claire Messud's sweeping novel borrows from her own 'Strange …

WEBClaire Messud's new novel, This Strange Eventful History, is a cosmopolitan, multigenerational story that, paradoxically, sticks close to home. Messud drew her novel from a handwritten memoir of over 1,000 pages authored by her paternal grandfather. This side of Messud's family were Pied-Noirs, French Algerians expelled from their homes in …

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