Clinical Trial of Device Aims to Induce Ovulation in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Physicians at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences in Oklahoma City are leading a national clinical trial to help women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related infertility who want to become pregnant.

OU College of Allied Health Celebrates Opening of Interprofessional Sonography Laboratory

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
On Friday, the University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health celebrated the opening of its new Interprofessional Sonography Laboratory, an advanced learning space made possible through a 10-year Value Partnership...

OU Nursing Gathers Partners for Certified Nurse Midwife Symposium

Monday, December 2, 2024
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing has partnered with New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing and the George Kaiser Family Foundation to explore strategies to...

OU Researcher Contributes to Study Published in Prestigious New England Journal of Medicine

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Research published Nov. 21 in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates a three-fold reduction in a risky repeat surgery for patients with subdural hematoma, a pooling of blood between the skull...

OU Health Sciences Receives Federal Grant to Recognize Descendants of American Indian POWs Incarcerated at Fort Marion

Monday, November 25, 2024
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to engage with the descendants of American Indian individuals who were incarcerated at Fort Marion in...

Type 1 Diabetes Community Celebrates Research Milestone During National Diabetes Month

Monday, November 25, 2024
More than 250,000 people have learned their risk of developing Type 1 diabetes (T1D) through TrialNet screening. TrialNet and Breakthrough T1D announced the research milestone as part of National Diabetes Month,...

University of Oklahoma Joins National Cancer Institute’s Global Cancer Prevention Effort

Thursday, November 21, 2024
People with HIV tend to use tobacco at more than twice the rate of the general population, and smoking is among the leading causes of illness and death among people with HIV. Additional data from the National Center...

Study Advances Understanding of Metformin Effects on Fetus, Including Future Risks of Obesity and Diabetes

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology demonstrates that when the diabetes drug metformin is given to the mother during pregnancy, fetus growth is restricted, including a slowed...

$2.3 Million NIH Grant Furthers Research Into Retinopathy of Prematurity

Monday, November 11, 2024
A University of Oklahoma neonatologist and researcher has earned a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further her studies on retinopathy of prematurity, a serious eye disease that...

OU College of Medicine Appoints New Assistant Deans to Lead Graduate Medical Education Program

Thursday, November 7, 2024
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has appointed Kristina Booth, Christina Henson and Mubeen Shakir as assistant deans in its Graduate Medical Education program. The expansion of the leadership team will...

OU Leading First-of-Its-Kind National Trial Exploring Potential of Antibiotics for Lowering C-section Rates in Women with Obesity

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Pregnant women with obesity face an increased risk of complications, including the need for a cesarean section, which carries its own set of risks. A University of Oklahoma physician-researcher recently earned a $3.1...

Dunn Named Member of Prestigious Neurosurgical Society

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Ian F. Dunn, M.D., executive dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and professor of neurosurgery, has been named a new member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, a premier neurosurgical...

Wagner Elected to Executive Board of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is proud to announce that Jason Wagner, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Radiological Sciences, has been elected to a five-year term on the executive...

OU College of Medicine Launches Study to Tackle Type 2 Diabetes in Youth

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Recruitment is underway for a University of Oklahoma College of Medicine study that seeks to better understand the factors driving Type 2 diabetes in youth, with the aim of determining who is at highest risk for...

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Reduces Infection-Related Hospital Readmissions in OU Clinical Trial

Monday, October 21, 2024
Patients discharged from the hospital after treatment for a major infection often continue receiving antibiotics through an IV line at home. However, medication adherence can be challenging because of a variety of...
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