by Medwatch 7 | Apr 6, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Wound care
Foot ulcers can send you to the doctor, but if not treated, it can lead to an amputation, which is why taking care of your feet is important. April is Foot Health Awareness Month, and according to foot.com, most Americans log 75,000 miles on their feet by the time...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 9, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Cancer
The Leah M. Fitch Cancer Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital has new technology that can target smaller tumors, potentially curing a patient of cancer. The new linear accelerator provides stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, a type of radiation therapy in which...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 19, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Heart & Vascular, Heart Month, Risk Factors, Women's Health
A local doctor says many people think of a man when they think of someone having a heart attack, but cardiovascular disease is the number one killer for both men and women. Doctor Srilatha Ayirala, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center, said it’s important...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 9, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Heart & Vascular, Heart Month
February is known as the month of love, but it’s also National Heart Month. About every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack, that’s according to the American Heart Association. They also say that around 720,000 Americans will have a heart...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 2, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Flu Season
The coronavirus has killed hundreds of people in China and spread to multiple countries, including the United States. But what is the coronavirus, and how worried about it should you be? Meagan Garibay, an infection preventionist at Comanche County Memorial Hospital,...
by Medwatch 7 | Jan 22, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Allergies, Asthma
Asthma affects millions of Americans. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America says 6.2 million children under 18 have it. Doctor Anne Fernando, a pediatrician at Lawton Community Health Center, said it’s important to get asthma under control early rather than...
