OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Study Shows Improved Diet Positively Effects Microbiome in Pregnant Women With Gestational Diabetes and Their Newborns

Thursday, September 29, 2022
A recently published study involving pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus demonstrates the importance of the mother’s diet in changing the microbiome and decreasing the risk of her baby becoming...

HPRC Researcher Study Evaluates Tobacco Cessation During Head and Neck Cancer Treatment

Thursday, September 1, 2022
Dr. Lurdes Queimado, a researcher at the TSET Health Promotion Research Center and director of the Center’s Tobacco Regulatory Science Laboratory, recently published a breakthrough study on tobacco cessation...

OU College of Medicine Researcher Publishes Pancreatic Cancer Finding in Leading Journal

Thursday, September 1, 2022
Min Li, Ph.D., a researcher at the OU College of Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, recently published a study that further illuminates the mechanisms of pancreatic cancer, one of the...

NCI-Sponsored Clinical Trial at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Exploring Use of Radiation and Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer Patients

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Raid Aljumaily, M.D., hematologist-oncologist at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, is serving as an investigator for a National Cancer Institute-sponsored...

HPRC Researcher Receives Career Development Grant to Improve Cancer Pain Outcomes

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Desiree Azizoddin, PsyD, a researcher at the TSET Health Promotion Research Center, was awarded a $1.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute that will support her career development and research focused on...

OU Health and UnitedHealthcare Reach an Agreement

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

As of the end of the day, Friday, August 12, 2022, OU Health and UnitedHealthcare (UHC) have come to a resolution. The two organizations had been negotiating their contract since November of 2021.

OU Names New Vice President and General Counsel

Friday, August 12, 2022

The University of Oklahoma announced today the appointment of Armand Paliotta as vice president and general counsel, pending OU Board of Regents’ approval.

OU Names New Senior Vice President and Provost for the Health Sciences Center

Friday, August 12, 2022

The University of Oklahoma announced today the appointment of Gary Raskob, Ph.D., as senior vice president and provost for the OU Health Sciences Center, pending OU Board of Regents’ approval.

Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative to Host the 2022 Statewide Tai Chi-A-Thon

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Oklahoma Health Aging Initiative (OHAI) will host its fourth annual Statewide Tai Chi-A-Thon on Friday, September 26, as part of National Falls Prevention Week.

TSET Health Promotion Research Center and Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Partner to Address High Rates of Tobacco Use in Oklahoma

Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Dr. Darla Kendzor, Co-Director of the TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC), and Dr. Jon Hart, Director of the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline (OTH), are leading a study to address exceptionally high rates of cancer...

OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center to Host Region’s Largest Diabetes Care Summit

Wednesday, August 3, 2022
The number of persons with diabetes is expected to more than triple by 2050, with Oklahoma ranking the fifth highest in diabetes mortality rate in the nation. To encourage ongoing training and education of healthcare...

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Presents Diversity in Cancer Research Summer Internship

Monday, August 1, 2022

In order to increase opportunities in the healthcare field for underrepresented minority groups, OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center recently hosted the Diversity in Cancer Research (DiCR) summer internship. 

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health Introduces Chief Nursing Officer

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Stefanie Beavers, DNP, R.N., NEA-BC, has been named chief nursing officer for Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health.

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