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How Being Truly Heard Can Improve Mental Health
Sharing your story, even when it’s painful or difficult, is an important step toward healing. Behavioral and mental health providers listen in ways to encourage that...
Skip the Meat But Keep the Flavor this Season
Every Friday in Lent, Catholics follow the tradition of only eating seafood or otherwise eating meatless meals as a symbolic gesture of abstinence. But whether or not...
Residents in Action – Graduate Medical Education
Across our health system, resident physicians are an important part of the care we provide. What is a Resident? A “resident” has graduated from medical school but is...
Brent Allain Jr., MD
After spending much of his childhood hanging around his father’s family medical practice in the small south Louisiana town of Franklin, Brent Allain Jr., MD, knew he...
Kelly Finan, MD, MSPH, FACS, FASCRS
Helping people has always come naturally for Kelly Finan, MD, MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, colon and rectal surgeon at Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Colorectal Surgery,...
Nathan Hite, MD
Board Certified colorectal surgeon Nathan Phillip Hite, MD, is a lifelong Louisiana resident. Well, almost. “I like to say that I was born and raised in south...
Mo Al Efishat, MD, FSSO
On paper, his credentials are impressive. Born and raised in Amman, Jordan, Mo Al Efishat, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Jordan. Following...
New Moms and Babies Are Now Healthier Thanks to Rise Up at Our Lady of the Angels
In October 2023, The Advocate wrote about Rachel and Raedynn's story, and the editorial board published this editorial about the Rise Up program.When Rachel Hernandez...
Local Woman Receives Life-saving Brain Operation After St. Francis Clinician Notices New Symptoms
At St. Francis Primary Care Clinic in Calhoun, nurse practitioner Cynthia “Sam” Pippins has become like another member of Joy Dickey’s family. In recent years, Pippins...
Acadiana Businessman on the Road to Recovery After Complex Procedures at Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital
When Scott LeJeune started feeling fatigued, he thought he was just pushing himself too hard. The married father of five and owner of several Acadiana grocery and...
Get Ready for Spring Activities—And All That Sun, Too
As the days warm up, our social calendars see an increase in activity, too. And most of it is outside in the much-welcomed nicer weather. Think neighborhood barbecues,...
Tips to Support Children’s Mental Health
Parents play a critical role in supporting their children’s emotional and mental development, including helping them process and cope with big feelings. This school...