by Medwatch 7 | Sep 15, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Baby, Pregnancy
When babies are born, tests are run in their first days of life to see if they have certain disorders and conditions. Those tests are newborn screenings that are run after they’re 24 hours old and before they’re discharged from the hospital. Dr. Patience Ugwi, a...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 13, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Rehabilitation
Every year, the staff at Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation at Comanche County Memorial Hospital recognize a patient who stood out by giving them the courage award. They usually do it at a banquet, but because of the pandemic, it looked a little different this year. Matthew...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 10, 2020 | Medwatch 7
September is Sepsis Awareness Month. Do you even know what sepsis is and how it’s caused? We talked with Doctor William Murry, who is the ER Medical Director at CCMH at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, to learn more about it. “Sepsis is basically when somebody gets...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 9, 2020 | Medwatch 7
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, so we talked with a local psychiatrist about what you can do if you know someone who may be struggling. The CDC says in 2016, around 45,000 people died from suicide. Dr. Peter Armendariz, a psychiatrist at...
by Medwatch 7 | Sep 3, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Children's Health
The 2020-2021 school year is underway, and parents need to make sure their kid’s load isn’t too heavy. While it’s important to make sure they’re not overwhelmed by their schoolwork, parents also need to make sure their backpack isn’t weighing them down. Doctor Seeta...
