The discovery of the Omicron variant was made through the efforts of a team comprised of scientists, epidemiologists and public health leaders from the University of Oklahoma, OU Health, the Tulsa Health Department and the City of Tulsa and supported by the Pandemic Prevention Institute at the...

Jason Sanders, M.D., MBA, senior vice president and provost of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, has accepted a position at University of Vermont Health. 

Min Li, Ph.D., George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Medicine, has been designated president-elect of the American Pancreatic Association.

Dr. Michael Businelle awarded $2.7 million grant from the NIH to test novel smartphone application to reduce anxiety and depression and monitor COVID-19 symptoms.

OU Health and Mercy in Oklahoma City have launched Mercy Clinic - Neurosurgery, a collaboration that provides patients with advanced medical and surgical treatments for disorders of the brain and spine.

Dale Bratzler, D.O., MPH, OU Health Chief Quality Officer and Population Health Officer, has been selected to serve as a member of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC). The two-year term begins January 1, 2022.