Surging Delta Variant Prompts More Questions Surging COVID-19 infection due to the Delta variant is reviving arguments about what legislatures, businesses, schools and other organizations should do. The science and (accurate) reporting of events does not precisely guide these decisions. But what about each [...]
With these words, epidemiologist Michael Osterholm lays it out. Oklahoma is sadly experiencing a surging coronavirus – Delta variant – among unvaccinated people. Seven-day averages over the past three weeks are: 196, 209, 283, and 532. 60% more hospitalizations in the past 2 weeks. [...]
The best way to prevent flu is by getting vaccinated each year. Everyone six months of age or older needs a flu vaccine. Last year, between 410,000 and 740,000 were hospitalized and between 24,000 and 62,000 died from the flu (CDC estimates). Getting vaccinated in [...]
A patient in our Clinic shared a comment about COVID-19, made recently by a local medical doctor, “You might as well just get the virus. Everyone has to get it, that’s the only way we return to normal.” What he’s talking about is something we [...]
The U.S. health care system is not prepared to handle the COVID-19 epidemic. We are likely to see it overwhelmed end-to-end, from the hospitals to the primary care doctors’ offices. The direct primary care membership clinic model has positioned a cadre of doctors with the [...]
Understanding the Importance of Social Distancing and Isolation to Slow the Spread of the Coronavirus Much has been said on the news and in social media about “social distancing” and “flattening the curve.” But what do those mean? And why do they matter? In the [...]
Common Sense Practical Advice from a Medical Expert Dr. James Robb is a consulting pathologist at the National Cancer Institute. Among the first molecular virologists in the world to work on the coronavirus category of viruses back in the 1970s, he knows what he’s talking about [...]
The first step is to be educated about the disease and how it spreads It is time – now – to prepare for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Day by day, community spread is documented around the country, and although the first case in Oklahoma was travel-related, [...]
Dr. Brian Birdwell and the MainStreet Clinic are excited to welcome Katherine Moore, Certified Nurse Practitioner. Katherine is joining the clinic with 10+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse and is offering services for all ages. Katherine is now accepting memberships for personalized health [...]
Open House Wednesday, November 7 at the Lawton Food Bank 3:00 to 4:30 pm Dr. Brian Birdwell announced that MainStreet Clinic will celebrate its third anniversary on Wednesday, November 7 with the theme “MainSt. Clinic Gives” by hosting an Open House at the Lawton Food [...]