by Medwatch 7 | Apr 4, 2017 | Children's Health, Medwatch 7
MedWatch- 12th Annual Starlight Country Concert! from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- The 12th annual Starlight Country Concert was a huge success — raising more than $230,000 to help support the medical needs of sick children at Comanche County...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 20, 2017 | Smoking, Medwatch 7
MedWatch- National Kick Butts Day from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- Today is National Kick Butts Day, started by the campaign for tobacco-free kids. Every year in March, kids across the nation are encouraged to stand up, speak out against the tobacco...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 1, 2017 | Heart & Vascular, Medwatch 7
MedWatch- Peripheral Arterial Disease from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- Peripheral Arterial Disease, or PAD, is blockage of the arteries to the legs, arms, and head. It can be deadly, and doctors say 1 in 5 people will develop it. PAD is similar to...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 27, 2017 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Surgery, Medwatch 7
MedWatch- Open Heart Surgery from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- Open heart surgery, three words that can be scary to hear. For Jerry Sappington, he didn’t have much time to even process those words before he was prepped for the operating room. It...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 22, 2017 | Heart & Vascular, Medwatch 7, Men's health, Testosterone
MedWatch- Testosterone replacements increase heart disease risk from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- A low testosterone level often raises concern, especially for men. And sometimes it prompts them to seek hormone replacements to help boost it. But...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 20, 2017 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Month, Medwatch 7, Risk Factors
MedWatch- Reducing your risk of Heart Disease from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. Heart Disease...
