Meg Ferrante

Don’t ignore the urges.

Finding your passion is a funny thing. Some people are born with it. Others find it later in life. Some struggle to find it at all. And then there are those whose passion is created out of struggle and adversity.

Michael Holmes opens clear communication channels for radiology patients.

As quite possibly the only Grammy Award-winning soap maker in the world, William Terry is clearly in a class of his own.

As a brown belt in the mixed martial arts, Meagan Miller would have loved to proceed to black belt.

They say a child will lead us.

Fight dementia with new brain-boosting tools.

As the president of the University of New Orleans, John Nicklow, PhD, champions the university for students and the city alike. 

At a time when dyslexia wasn’t widely understood, Sally Guidry’s sister struggled tremendously with school. Guidry accompanied her family to countless tutoring and behavioral psychology appointments and found herself intrigued by the process.

Nicoya Hogan and her husband have something of a wing habit.

Scientist, professor, inventor, business owner, mother, world traveler, hero. Which name tag will Sunyoung Kim, PhD, wear today? Recently, the answer has been all of them.

Fats have taken on new importance as a superfood.

A local businessman promotes a new system to combat viruses and bacteria.

Try these simple tricks to show off your patriotism this Fourth of July.

Patron Saint of Herbsaint

Top Chef Transplant

Protect yourself from summertime mosquitoes.

Collaboration is the key to success.

Products for men are booming.

Give Me Shelter

Can’t Be Ignored

Family is Everything

Oral immunotherapy can change your life when it comes to life-threatening food allergies.

Physician leadership is the secret to the LSU Healthcare Network’s success.

Are you using your confidence to radiate beauty?

Stories in Silver and Stone

Dreams of Becoming a Prima Ballerina

Cinematic New Heights

Here’s how to keep heartburn and GERD at bay.

As executive director of Youth Run NOLA, Denali Lander helps students improve their fitness and their self-esteem.

Here are six actions you might be taking that are making you look old.

If you’re at Antoine’s Restaurant in the French Quarter (and by the way, you need to go soon), ask to be seated at a table in waiter Sterling Constant’s section.

It’s not a family reunion unless someone goes home injured.

As an 11th grader stacking American Eagle ripped jeans and utility shirts, Brik Allen had a vision.

Proper posture can decrease aches, pains and more.

Some heroes are unsung, making their stories all the more worth telling.

Beauty apps now help answer beauty questions in ways our mothers would have never imagined.

Fun and Funky

Charting a New Path

Throwback to the ’80s

Learn how to help your loved ones who may suffer from any number of eating disorders.

Chad Landry, founder of New Orleans Lympho-Maniacs Cancer Fund, hosts the city’s biggest dance party to benefit local patients. 

Only in NOLA does purple, green and gold make the perfect color-match.

From Very Ill to Feeling Great

From ‘Dough Boy’ to Oh Boy!

From Old Diets to New Lifestyle

Solutions for lower back pain can include surgery and drug-free options.

CPA partners at Kushner LaGraize plan for post-election tax opportunities.

Discover some of the hottest new beauty gear for 2017.

She’s Electric!

From High Wire to Homeless Help

Just the Right Attitude

Local IberiaBank president puts employees and communities ahead of profit.

Try this DIY post-holiday kitchen face mask for a glowing complexion.

Teri Hrabovsky responds to the needs of foster children day or night.

Teen Angel

Parc Angel

Justin Reese takes efficiency to a new level by balancing three careers in law, sports management and politics.

Don’t ignore the urges.

Michael Tipton, president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation, advocates for our state’s children.

Here’s an introduction to the trendiest terms in beauty today.

AKD Law takes on the tough cases for injury victims across the region. 

Sucré Goes Savory 

Healing Children Through Art

A Voice for the Deaf 

A local author shares steps for taking control of end-of-life decisions.

Ken Flower, president of Woodward Design+Build, shares the secrets of success.

Hair color explosion hits the city.

One morning, eight years ago, Reagan Sidney woke up and decided it was the perfect day to completely change her life.

Emergency Pet Vet

The Jenneman family has joined forces to fight cancer.

Ovarian cancer education is the first step in detecting this deadly disease.

Planet Beach CEO, Stephen Smith, invents a way to work out and recover — at the same time.

Stop nail biting with a few simple tips. 

Fast Track to Fitness

Michael Naquin, founder and brewmaster at 40 Arpent Brewing Co., wouldn’t be surprised if he were the only hairdresser on the planet who switched careers to become a beer brewer.

Ben Kleban refuses to accept the premise that New Orleans public schools are struggling.

National Immunization Awareness Month spotlights the importance of vaccines.

Dr. Steven Udvarhelyi is advocating change as the new CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.

Follow these tips to keep your skin free and clear of pimples.

The easel was covered in dust. For almost a decade, Kristen Catalano Schenck’s professional painter’s easel — a gift from her parents — sat stashed in the closet of her childhood bedroom, while she pursued other avenues in retail and as a professional trainer after graduation at the University of New Orleans.

In summer’s blazing rays, sunscreen is a must.

Beyond the spit-up, past the exhaustion, beneath the stretch marks and over the weight gain, there’s a quieter side to being a new mother that no one wants to talk about: pelvic floor dysfunction.

Sterling Surgical Hospital Administrator Chris Daniel is eyeing the future of healthcare.

Get the look of summer without the dangers of the sun.

An Interventional Pain Specialist is excited about a needle-free, no-pills option to end migraine pain.

The owner of a solar power company might typically embrace the technology out of passion for clean energy. But at PosiGen, Tom Neyhart is much more in the business of helping people.

After a week in a coma, college freshman Brittany Grunberg woke up to find that bacterial meningitis had barely spared her life but that it had taken both of her legs below her knees. She wasn’t angry, but she was frustrated.

Hair is only half of it for local stylist icon Beverly Daigle.

Wes Palmisano takes the torch at Palmisano Contractors from his father Warren.

This is the one gift that any mom will be grateful to receive. 

Skin cancer is on the rise; here’s how to prevent it.

Paradigm Health System’s president shares his secrets to success.