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Airs Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 6 p.m. (repeat) John Quincy Adams once said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. “This is certainly true for school principals who are charged with providing a school vision and instructional leadership as well as managing support services, overseeing extracurricular programs and promoting school partnerships with community groups. But many school principals go beyond the call duty, displaying characteristics of servant leaders in how they value and promote staff, develop and empower students, and inspire and transform communities.

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at 6 p.m. Kermit Poling will host this episode of Health Matters as we talk with Andrew Yurochko, PhD, Krista Queen, PhD, and about COVID Sequencing – why it matters and how LSU Health Shreveport is contributing to this international conversation. Dr. Andrew Yurochko is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats, Professor and Vice Chairman, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, Carroll Feist Endowed Chair in Viral Oncology and Director and PI, CoBRE Center of Applied Immunology and Pathological Processes at LSU Health Shreveport. Dr. Krista Queen is the Director of Viral Genomics and Surveillance for the Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats at LSU Health Shreveport. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502 during the show.

Thursday, 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 The Institute for Childhood Resilience, at LSU Health Shreveport, and Dr. Pamela McPherson, Vice-Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport, who will provide information about ACEs, the effects on children, and how the Institute for Childhood Resilience is working in the community to help children become more resilient. Questions will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.

Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 6 p.m. Dr. Randall Brewer hosts this Health Matters to talk about coronavirus variants including the current Omicron BA.5 variant. Guests include Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Joseph Bocchini, with Willis-Knighton Health System; Dr. John Vanchiere, Professor and Chief, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases with LSU Health; and Krista Queen, PhD, Director of Viral Genomic and Surveillance at LSU Health Shreveport. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502 during the show.

Thursday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. Dr. Sanford Katz hosts this Health Matters conversation on thyroid health and thyroid cancer. Guests include Dr. Joshua Maier, endocrinologist with LSU Health Shreveport and Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Dr. Ameya Asarkar, Assistant Professor of Otorlaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at LSU Health Shreveport and Staff Physician (Otolaryngology) at the Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Karuna Dewan, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology at LSU Health Shreveport and Director of the Ark-La-Tex Voice, Airway and Swallowing Center. Your questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502 during the show.

Thursday, October 26, 2022, at 6 p.m. What types of behaviors might children exhibit if they have experienced sexual abuse? Hannah Spears, LCSW, counselor with Gingerbread House; Olivia Ferguson, M.S., PLPC, NCC, counselor with Gingerbread House and Regional Child and Youth Trafficking Coordinator-Shreveport Region, and Jessica Miller, CEO of Gingerbread House in Shreveport, will join hosts Dr. Mark Vigen and Jenny Gregorio to answer this question and to discuss the effects and prevention of child sexual abuse. Questions will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.

- Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi have joined other states in a lawsuit against the federal government to block sharp increases in national flood insurance rates that are slated to be phased in over the coming years.- Texas is joining at least 17 other states in banning gender affirming health care treatments for minors.- Louisiana lawmakers are adding teeth to a recently enacted law that requires pornography websites verify users are at least 18 years old.- The head of Arkansas' Tourism Dept. has announced his resignation less than 6 months on the job.

Thursday Feb. 12, at 6 p.m. This episode of Health Matters will focus on support for caregivers and people living with brain illnesses such as dementia and Parkinson’s. Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Brain Health at LSU Health Shreveport, and Dr. Terri Pease, author of Love, Dignity and Parkinson’s, a guide on transforming care partners into confident caregivers; and Stacy Hand, gerontologist and caregiver skills educator, will join Health Matters host Dr. Randall Brewer. They will cover strategies for caregivers, emotional and physical challenges families face, and the local resources available to patients and care partners in our region. Questions will be taken during the show at 1-800-552-8502.

Thursday, 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 EpiCenter, the FEP Clinic at Volunteers of America; and Sarah Morris, Ph.D., Chief of the Adult Psychopathology and Psychosocial Intervention Development Research Branch of the NIMH Division of Translational Research. Dr. Morris works with the AMP SCZ program. They will talk about psychosis, schizophrenia, the importance of evaluating first episodes of psychosis, how LSU Health is partnering with EpiCenter, and how AMP SCZ is working to better understand schizophrenia. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502 during the show.