Evening of Excellence Set for March 24; Gala Raises Funds for OU College of Medicine Research

Thursday, March 10, 2022
The 2022 Evening of Excellence gala, which celebrates healthcare and community leaders while raising funds for research at the OU College of Medicine, will be held March 24 at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and...

Experts in Tobacco Control Discuss Endgame Strategies to Reduce Smoking Prevalence Equitably

Monday, March 7, 2022

Research article discusses solution-oriented policies to limit quantity, location and type of stores that can sell tobacco, reducing visibility of tobacco products.

Self-Harm Intent Poison Cases Continue to Increase in Oklahoma

Friday, March 4, 2022

A total of 123 cases of self-harm attempts among adolescent girls ranging from 11 to 19 years old occurred during the month of February, according to the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information.

OU Health Expands Pediatric Cardiology Services

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health has announced the completion and opening of its new pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).

Oklahoma Poison Center Reports Spike in Poisonings With Self-harm Intent Among Adolescent Girls

Wednesday, February 16, 2022
The Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information has reported a spike in poisonings among adolescent girls. During the first 10 days of February, the Poison Center saw an alarming 51 cases, over twice as many as...

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Offers New Advanced Imaging Tools for Prostate Cancer Detection

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The most advanced imaging tools available to date were used recently at OU Health to help identify and confirm staging in men at risk for spread of cancer and progression of prostate cancer after treatment.

OU Health Invests $25 Million in Nursing Workforce, Leading the Market in Frontline Nurse Compensation

Tuesday, February 8, 2022
OU Health announced today that it is investing $25 million in its nursing workforce, including pay increases across the healthcare system for frontline nurses and nurse supervisors. This investment positions OU...

OU Health Names Richard Lofgren, M.D., MPH, as CEO, an inaugural Role for the Newly Integrated Health System

Monday, February 7, 2022

The OU Health Board of Directors on Feb. 4 announced Richard Lofgren, MD, MPH, FACP, as CEO of OU Health, Oklahoma’s only integrated, comprehensive academic health system.

OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Researchers Discover Cancer Drug’s Ability to Lower Blood Sugar

Friday, February 4, 2022

Drug developed to suppress cancerous tumors also has ability to lower blood sugar levels that were elevated due to obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

Researcher at OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Earns Grant to Study Development of Advanced Fatty Liver Disease

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Researcher at Harold Hamm Diabetes Center receives $1.6 million NIH grant to better understand how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH).

OU Health to Participate in National Study of ‘Long COVID’

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

OU Health to receive more than $1 million to participate in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiative to better understand long-term effects of COVID-19 infection.

Omicron Variant Discovered in Oklahoma Wastewater

Wednesday, December 22, 2021
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...

OU Health Sciences Center Provost Sanders Heads to UVM Health; Longtime Dean Raskob Appointed Interim Provost

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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. 

OU College of Medicine Researcher Named President-Elect of American Pancreatic Association

Monday, December 20, 2021

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

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