Health

Rheumatoid arthritis patients are twice as likely as the average person to develop heart disease, but a new study shows that efforts to prevent heart problems and diagnose and treat heart disease e

Stimulant medications used to treat attention deficit problems and keep service members alert during long stretches of combat might increase vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder, a new s

A continuing Lawton tradition will help put food on the tables of many Lawton families this holiday season.

On Oct. 20, the American Cancer Society released new guidelines for breast cancer screening that had radiologist across the nation voicing their opposition, including some in Lawton.

JENKS (AP)  Kids scored nearly 20 runs per inning during a recent baseball game in Jenks, getting triples and doubles and sometimes running all the way home every time they were up to bat.

Comanche County Memorial Hospital was one of three facilities in Oklahoma to achieve in 2015 international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth facility.

Even though they aren't an officially sanctioned team, a group of teens dedicated to becoming faster, better and stronger runners are officially succeeding at Central Middle School.

Michael Jordan's legendary "flu game" is an enduring inspiration in my house, though not for the reason you might think.

In a decade the Spirit of Survival has gone from the Wichita Wildlife Refuge to Elmer Thomas Park, from 327 participants to 4,000 and has changed Lawton from an unhealthy community to one with a be

The Spirit of Survival will host Dick Hoyt for his first and only appearance in Oklahoma at its luncheon on Oct. 2.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  Cancer researchers dream of the day they can force tumor cells to morph back to the normal cells they once were.

Lawton Mary Kay's Unit "Angels Area" and Angels Care Home Health are teaming up to collect donations for chemo care packages to help chemotherapy patients with their dry skin and to lift up their s