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‘I’m here to help you figure this out’: diabetes educator talks about how she helps patients manage disease
A local dietitian said Type 2 Diabetes is an epidemic, and many people have diabetes but might not know it because they aren’t going to the doctor regularly. Doctors refer diabetes patients to Jan Miller, a registered dietitian. She is one of three at the Lawton...
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Local doctor explains importance of Newborn screening
When babies are born, tests are run in their first days of life to see if they have certain disorders and conditions. Those tests are newborn screenings that are run after they’re 24 hours old and before they’re discharged from the hospital. Dr. Patience Ugwi, a...
Ft. Sill soldier receives Courage Award
Every year, the staff at Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation at Comanche County Memorial Hospital recognize a patient who stood out by giving them the courage award. They usually do it at a banquet, but because of the pandemic, it looked a little different this year. Matthew...
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Do you even know what sepsis is and how it’s caused? We talked with Doctor William Murry, who is the ER Medical Director at CCMH at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, to learn more about it. “Sepsis is basically when somebody gets...
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
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...
Backpack Safety
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...
How Oklahomans can combat childhood obesity
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...
The difference between a health center and a health clinic
National Health Center Week just wrapped up, but what is a health center and how is it different than a clinic? According to Dr. Troy Harden, the co-medical director for Lawton Community Health Center, health centers have been around for decades, and their goal is to...