by Medwatch 7 | Sep 9, 2020 | Medwatch 7
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, so we talked with a local psychiatrist about what you can do if you know someone who may be struggling. The CDC says in 2016, around 45,000 people died from suicide. Dr. Peter Armendariz, a psychiatrist at...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 3, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Children's Health
The 2020-2021 school year is underway, and parents need to make sure their kid’s load isn’t too heavy. While it’s important to make sure they’re not overwhelmed by their schoolwork, parents also need to make sure their backpack isn’t weighing them down. Doctor Seeta...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 1, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Children's Health
29.5% of Oklahoma children are considered either overweight or obese. That’s according to childhealthdata.org. Anna Reed is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Lawton Community Health Center, and she said she thinks childhood obesity is something we will always struggle...
