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Heat safety crucial during Southwest Oklahoma’s summer scorch
It’s a scorcher every summer in Southwest Oklahoma, which is why it’s so important to stay safe when temperatures climb. The region is home to some of the most scenic places on Earth, like the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and Quartz Mountain State Park. While...
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Heat safety crucial during Southwest Oklahoma’s summer scorch
It’s a scorcher every summer in Southwest Oklahoma, which is why it’s so important to stay safe when temperatures climb. The region is home to some of the most scenic places on Earth, like the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and Quartz Mountain State Park. While...
Local nurses reflect on service during National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week ended yesterday, and Memorial Health stepped up to the occasion by showing its nurses some extra love. A potato bar, gifts, raffles, karaoke and more filled the previous week with events to celebrate nurses. It was all to celebrate nurses, who...
Small spinal cord stimulator offers big relief for chronic back pain
Back pain can be difficult to manage, but one small device can offer big relief. A spinal cord stimulator is “kind of like a pacemaker for your back,” said Gregory Powell, an M.D. with Memorial Health. “Wires actually deliver small electric signals to the spinal cord...
Back pain prevention and when it’s time to get help
Back pain can keep you from living life to the fullest, which is why prevention matters. If it strikes, you don’t have to suffer. While more common in older adults, back pain is not limited to one age group. “It’s present even in teenagers sometimes,” said Gregory...
Memorial Health pharmacies offer specialty care, 24/7 access
From specialty medicine to filling prescriptions in the middle of the night, Memorial Health System’s Pharmacy Services offers the community a convenient way to get its medicine. Memorial Health’s pharmacies have five different locations across Lawton. They don’t just...
Early screening for head and neck cancers saves lives
One woman’s routine exam led to a thyroid cancer diagnosis, but early detection kept it from spreading. Memorial Health’s Director of Specialty Practice Operations Whitney Powell learned she had papillary thyroid cancer after a routine exam led to the discovery of a...
Sleep study can help diagnose sleep apnea, improve rest
Sleep apnea could be dangerous if left untreated. A sleep study can offer a solution to that issue. Loud snoring, waking up and gasping for air, morning headaches, a dry mouth; that’s what life is like for millions of people living with undiagnosed sleep apnea...