During the heat of the summer Mike Scott sits down with Dr Merrill Laurent, a long time local primary care physician. The two discuss the dangers of high temperatures - and the importance of staying cool when it gets hot outside - as well as series of other frequently asked questions.

On the morning after Thanksgiving 2022, Covington attorney Jeff Schoen underwent an emergency heart procedure at St. Tammany Health System's flagship St. Tammany Parish Hospital. It saved his life. It also changed it in ways he never imagined. In this episode of "Northshore Healthbeat", which arrives during Men's Health Month, Mr Schoen sits down with Mike Scott and Bridget Lobello to talk about his journey - and to offer some sage advice to others like him.

Like most women, Erin Stover wasn't thrilled about the idea of getting her annual mammogram. She did it anyway, though - and it may have saved her life. Now, in addition to being a breast cancer survivor, she's also a breast cancer advocate, helping educate others about the life-saving value of regular health screenings. In this episode Mike and Bridget sit down with Erin to learn her story, as well as with Dr. Christopher Porter, MD, a surgical oncologist with St. Tammany Health System's High Risk Breast Disease Clinic, to discuss the finer points of breast health.

In this episode Amy Bouton, Director of Communication and Marketing for St. Tammany Health System and Bridget Lobello, Director of Business Development, talk to the long-tenured surgery team at the newly opened St. Tammany Health System Surgery Center —the most advanced center of its kind in the Gulf South Region. Amy Wade, BSN, RN Director, STHS Surgery Center, Pre-Op/PACU/Extended Recovery Unit and Brian Grissom, CRNA — Director of Anesthesia discuss the unmatched care of the surgery team and the excellent facility.

The Family Medicine Formula: St Tammany Health System/Ochsner Family Medicine Residency Program.

In this episode Dr Lisa Casey and first year resident, Dr. Meghan Castillo, share the successes and goals of the St Tammany Health System/Ochsner Family Medicine residency program at the St Tammany Physicians Network North Covington Clinic.

It's the conversation that no one wants to have but that everybody should. It is Advance Care Planning, or putting your healthcare decisions in writing now, while you're still able to communicate them. In this show, St Tammany Health System Palliative Medicine Supervisor Emily Pupo helps understand how tackling this quick and easy chore now can spare you and your loved ones enormous heartache in the future.

In just four years the nonprofit St Tammany Health Foundation has led the way in its efforts to transform healthcare for patients on the Northshore with Autism. We sat down with foundation Executive Director Nicole Suhre and Board of Trustees member Sunny McDaniel to talk about their work in the autism arena, and why it is so profound for patients with autism and those who love them.

Fans of the New Orleans Saints likely remember Rich Mauti from his playing days, but since hanging up his cleats, he has worked tirelessly to support local cancer causes - including a recent gift to St. Tammany Health System that is being called transformational when it comes to lung cancer. He joins us to talk about why the cause is so personal to him and what he hopes his advocacy work accomplishes.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so we sit down with two experts on the matter- gastroenterologist Dr. Brandon Brousse and family medicine specialist Dr. Maria Roberts - about ways to take control of your gut health, as well as signs that it might be time to have a deeper conversation with your primary care physician.

At St. Tammany Health System, we always have one goal in mind - You! Go deeper and meet four of our oncologists in Part One of Cancer is a Team Sport.

Host: Amy Bouton; Director of Communication and Marketing; Executive Producer of Northshore Healthbeat

Dr. Suma Reddy-Satti is a medical oncologist at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center. She is board certified in medical oncology. Dr. Brian Pettiford, MBA, MMM, FACS, is a surgical oncologist with a focus on thoracic surgery at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Pettiford is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Erik Lappinen specializes in radiation oncology at Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Renee Christman NP, practices hematology oncology at Ochsner Health.