by Medwatch 7 | Jan 21, 2022 | Cancer, Tobacco free
While Lung Cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States, it’s the deadliest of cancers among men and women across the nation. Dr. Eugenio Najera said some people don’t know how prevalent lung cancer is. “If you take all the cases in the United States,...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 20, 2022 | Blood Crisis
Blood donations are needed across the nation as the Red Cross says we’re in a blood crisis. We talked to blood bank lab officials inside Comanche County Memorial Hospital to see how it’s impacting them. Prakriti Adhikari, the Blood Bank Supervisor at CCMH, said...
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 25, 2021 | Diabetes
The CDC says 13-percent of the U-S adult population has some form of diabetes. Understanding the disease and how to control it is important. With this month being Diabetes Awareness Month, we talked with Michelle White, a diabetes educator at Lawton Community Health...
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 8, 2021 | Medwatch 7
The season where we love to overeat is here, but it’s also Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to remember what you should eat and how much if you have diabetes. Michelle White, one of the diabetes educators for Lawton Community Health Center, said diabetes is a...
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 4, 2021 | Medwatch 7
Courage is defined as “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, or pain without fear” by dictionary.com. Patients who display courage while receiving in-patient treatment at CCMH’s Physical Rehabilitation Center of...