St. Luke's HealthNow Focuses on Gastroenterology

This episode highlights the digestive system’s primary functions, gut health and common gastrointestinal tract disorders.

The next episode of St. Luke’s HealthNow will air on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. on WFMZ, Channel 69. This episode features a panel of experts from St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN), discussing lifestyle choices to improve gut health and common digestive disorders.

The panel consists of experts:

• Dr. Bo Hyung “Kathy” Yoon, MD, gastroenterologist

• Dr. Mursal Sekandari, MD, family medicine physician

• Andrea Ross, certified physician assistant, registered dietitian-nutritionist

“Some short-term benefits of a gut-friendly diet are maintaining normal bowel function and minimizing any symptoms like belly pain, bloating, nausea, constipation or diarrhea,” said Ross. “Long-term benefits include minimizing risk for lots of different chronic conditions, like Crohn’s disease, obesity, metabolic associated fatty liver disease, and even different kinds of cancer like colon cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer.”

St. Luke's HealthNow, hosted by Ashley Russo, founder and executive producer of ASR Media Productions, is a co-production of ASR Media and SLUHN.

St. Luke's HealthNow complements other St. Luke's health and wellness programming, including Talk with Your Doctor, a 30-minute live call-in show in its 21st year. St. Luke's HealthNow and Talk with Your Doctor air in rotation every Monday at 6:30 PM on WFMZ-TV Channel 69 (Service Electric channel 508 and RCN channel 1007). Check local listings for show schedules and topics.