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Ochsner's Sports Medicine team works to keep Baton Rouge moving with non-surgical options
Posted 5:02 AM 3/2/2026 by April Davis
BATON ROUGE — At the Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove, a specialized team is proving that the same technology used to get professional athletes back on the field is just as effective for a 12-year-old soccer player or a 90-year-old grandfather.
(More)...2/27/2026
REDUCE YOUR RISK: Medical breakthroughs, support allow children with serious heart conditions to thrive
Posted 6:30 AM 2/27/2026 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — It's a parent's worst nightmare, seeing their child diagnosed with a serious heart condition.
But it is a reality that exists for thousands of families annually, including a family in Baton Rouge. But thanks to support and cutting-edge medical technology (More)
2/26/2026
REDUCE YOUR RISK: Smokers are up to four times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers
Posted 6:12 AM 2/26/2026 by WBRZ Staff
FRENCH SETTLEMENT — Smokers are two to four times more likely to develop heart disease than nonsmokers.
For one French Settlement, this, along with several heart attacks (More)
2/25/2026
REDUCE YOUR RISK: Inside Stanley Black's journey from religious crusader to crusader for heart health
Posted 7:03 AM 2/25/2026 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Stanley Black has spent his whole career traveling the world on religious crusades, but now, he is on another crusade that's taken him to hospitals and labs across the world after he came face-to-face with heart disease, a leading cause of death.
Black, now 88 (More)
2/24/2026
REDUCE YOUR RISK: It's important not to ignore unusual symptoms
Posted 6:57 PM 2/24/2026 by WBRZ Staff
A local nurse started feeling strange after she and her husband returned from a trip to Italy, but she brushed it off as just anxiety.
After her condition worsened, she went to the emergency room for what she thought was going to be a short visit but turned into a three-day stay in the hospital.
WBRZ's John Pastorek learns from Quinitta Soileau why it's important not to brush off unusual symptoms.
2/23/2026
REDUCE YOUR RISK: Heart disease a leading killer in Louisiana
Posted 6:54 PM 2/23/2026 by WBRZ Staff
Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in Louisiana.
A Baton Rouge man was planning on making music and memories with his grandchildren in retirement, but his heart and his health had other plans.
Watch as WBRZ's John Pastorek tells the story of a local guitarist who struggled with his heart health, and learn how you can reduce your risk.
2/13/2026
Actor, director Aisha Tyler urges prioritizing blood pressure control during American Heart Month
Posted 5:30 AM 2/13/2026 by April Davis
BATON ROUGE- Actor and director Aisha Tyler, alongside Dr. Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, a professor and cardiovascular nurse epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, joined April Davis on 2une In to discuss a new national public health campaign called Hypertension Bites.
It (More)
2/9/2026
Survey reveals gaps in knowledge about heart health tests and medication
Posted 7:52 AM 2/9/2026 by April Davis
BATON ROUGE - American Heart Month is February, and medical experts are sounding the alarm on a growing health crisis.
While heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally, a new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical (More)
