Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 6 p.m. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., but screening and early detection can save lives. On this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Randall Brewer will talk about colorectal cancer screening and prevention with Dr. Sudha Pandit, Assistant Professor Clinical of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Dr. David Dies, gastroenterologist with GastroIntestinal Specialists; and Dr. David Okuampa, internal medicine resident with LSU Health Shreveport. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

Local ornithologist, Cliff Shackelford takes your calls about your favorite birds at 1-800-552-8502! He will be highlighting the famous House Wren.

Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters; Mental Health Edition, host Jenny Gregorio will be joined by Dr. Peridot Gilbert-Reed, LPC-S, to talk about spiritual bypass, a term which you may not have heard before. What can happen when you use spirituality to evade your emotions or situation? Can you be on the receiving end of spiritual bypass? We will delve deeply into this topic with Dr. Gilbert-Reed, who recently finished her dissertation on the subject. Dr. Gilbert Reed is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S), EMDR Provider, EMDR Specialist for Children and Adolescents, EMDR-Sandtray Specialist and a Religious and Spiritual Trauma/Abuse Specialist in Shreveport. Questions will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.

In honor of Black History Month, host Dr. Tracey Burrell will feature the Shreveport Chapter of Links Incorporated (Linked in Friendship, Connected in Service), an organization that has been teaching children, reaching families, and inspiring our community since 1973.

Shannon Johnston and Dr. Marcie Howard speak with Pat Booras, an agent in Advertising, Music, Sports, Business, Networking and Politics.