OU Health Joins New NORD Rare Disease Centers of Excellence Network

Monday, November 8, 2021

OU Health designated as NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence, joining innovative network of 31 medical centers dedicated to expanding access and advancing care and research for rare diseases.

OU College of Medicine Researcher Discovers Protein in Development of Nearsightedness

Friday, November 5, 2021

OU College of Medicine researcher Jody Summers, Ph.D., recently discovered one of the body’s regulators of inflammation, a protein called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), plays a role in the development of myopia.

Pain Psychologist Joins TSET Health Promotion Research Center

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Desiree Azizoddin, PsyD, a behavioral scientist and pain psychologist joins TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Oklahoma Researcher Aims to Promote Cancer Prevention in Southeast Asia

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Thanh C. Bui's $3.6 million grant focuses on behavioral interventions for cancer control and prevention in high-risk populations.

OU College of Dentistry Announces Director for New Tulsa Clinic

Monday, October 25, 2021

OU College of Dentistry names Chalmers Rieger Wood III, D.D.S., to direct new clinical operation in Tulsa.

OU Wastewater Surveillance Team to Monitor Long-Term for Foodborne Pathogens, a Global First

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance in Oklahoma became an important tool for predicting surges and clusters of infections.

Lance Named to Board Overseeing OU Health

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Bill G. Lance, Jr., Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation, has been named to the board of directors overseeing OU Health, the state’s comprehensive academic healthcare system.

University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing Expands Nursing Education Programs

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents and the Oklahoma Board of Nursing have approved expansion of nursing education programs through the Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the OU Health Sciences...

OU Health Sciences Center Study Detects ‘Silent’ Atrial Fibrillation in American Indians Using Smartphone-Based ECG

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Study by researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center demonstrates effectiveness of smartphone-based electrocardiogram (ECG) to detect atrial fibrillation among American Indians.

OU Health Invests $50 Million in Workforce

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

OU Health has invested $50 million in its workforce since merging its hospitals and clinics into a single entity on July 1.

OU College of Medicine Researcher Earns Grant to Study ‘Chemo Brain’

Thursday, October 14, 2021
Chemo brain is an underrecognized but potentially debilitating side effect of cancer treatment. The phenomenon, formally known as chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment, can arise while patients are undergoing...

Free COVID-19 Testing for Age 17 and Under Offered at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Free COVID-19 testing for children and adolescents age 17 and younger offered daily at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital beginning Tuesday, Sept. 28.

OU College of Medicine Researchers Part of National Study Comparing Two Different Medications for ADHD in Preschool-Age Children

Friday, September 24, 2021

Research results find comparable effectiveness between two medications and will guide further studies.

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