smoking cessation

Jan. 22, 2026, at 6 p.m. Struggling to stick to your New Year’s resolutions? You are not alone. So many people lose track of their New Year's resolutions by January 9, that the day has come to be known as Quitters Day. On this episode of Health Matters, our host, Dr. Sanford Katz, is joined by Dr. Michelle Yetman, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist at LSU Health Shreveport; Dr. Ammar Husan, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport; Mary Simpson, Group Fitness Coordinator at Las Family YMCA; and Kathareen Sudds, Tobacco Treatment Specialist at Willis-Knighton Health, to talk about staying on track with goals, whether diet, fitness or quitting smoking in 2026.

Thurs. Jan.16,2025, at 6 p.m. A new year brings about new beginnings, and for many, new goals to eat healthier, exercise more, or to kick the habit of smoking. On this Health Matters, Dr. Randall Brewer will be joined by Jarrod Mitchell, Cardiac Rehab Coordinator and tobacco treatment specialist at Willis Knighton Health System, Julie Hartley, Registered Dietitian specializing in Integrative, Functional and Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, and Mary Simpson, Group Fitness Coordinator for the YMCA in Shreveport. They’ll share information and take your questions on how to get started and stay on track with your lifestyle goals in the new year. Phone 1-800-552-8502 during the program to talk with one of our health experts.

Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. November is awareness month for both Lung Cancer and COPD. Tune in for Health Matters, Thursday at 6 p.m. Dr. Sanford Katz will be joined by Dr. Ahmed Virani, pulmonologist and critical care physician, and Dr. Sergio Jaramillo, radiation oncologist, with Willis Knighton Health System and Jarrod Mitchell, Cardiac Rehab Coordinator at Willis Knighton Health System to talk about lung health and smoking cessation. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

Aired Thursday, November 14 at 6 p.m.Caution: Cigarette Smoking may be hazardous to your health.That message was introduced in 1966 on Cigarette packages.…