by Medwatch 7 | May 3, 2024 | Opioids
According to Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, seven years ago Oklahoma suffered around 50 fentanyl-related deaths. Within the first five months of 2023, 317 fentanyl deaths were recorded, and the exact number is still being calculated. Fentanyl seeping into...
by Medwatch 7 | Apr 15, 2024 | Cancer
13 years. That’s how long Pastor Debbie Pratt has been cancer-free. But the road to recovery wasn’t easy, In 2010, Pratt found out she had throat cancer after finding a lump on her throat during a trip to Israel. “I didn’t have a sore throat. I didn’t have any other...
by Medwatch 7 | Apr 15, 2024 | Medwatch 7
Lawton’s Open Streets event is back, and it’s happening April 20th! This bi-annual event started in June of 2017 and had to take a break due to the covid pandemic, but this month it’s encouraging you to get out, get active, and engage with the community in an effort...
by Medwatch 7 | Apr 1, 2024 | Surgery
When a patient is diagnosed with a tumor, infection, or a degenerative condition in the brain or spine, a neurosurgeon is recommended for surgery to remove the condition. Traditional brain and spine surgery would keep a patient in the hospital for up to 3 days after...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 6, 2024 | Rehabilitation
Typically, when you need to release stress in your joints, you go to a chiropractor, but have you ever heard or thought about going to an osteopath physician or DO? Osteopaths or DOs are doctors who practice osteopathic manipulative treatment, better known as OMT, and...
