by Medwatch 7 | Feb 13, 2023 | Heart & Vascular
While taking aspirin can be beneficial for some patients, a local cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lawton said people shouldn’t take it in hopes of preventing their first heart attack . Dr. Tom, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center, said...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 20, 2022 | Medwatch 7
Fall Prevention Awareness Week is underway. The National Council on Aging says falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults. The CDC reports that in 2019, falls caused over 34 thousand deaths among adults 65 and older and more than 3...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 24, 2022 | Heart & Vascular
A local doctor at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lawton is concerned about the impacts medical marijuana is having on people’s hearts. “I want to really, kinda urge the public and the people who think they’re using it for medicinal purposes to re-think this...
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 19, 2021 | Smoking
Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. Worldwide, it causes more than 7 million deaths every year. Despite knowing the impact it can have on your body, quitting is hard, especially during a pandemic. Sandy Foster, the director of...
