Lawrence Rothblum, Ph.D., a professor of cell biology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The University of Oklahoma Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing has risen into the top 20 rankings as one of the best online graduate nursing programs for 2019 as announced by the U.S. News & World Report.
Scott G. Blair, D.O., has established his surgical practice with OU Medical Center. He has also been named an assistant professor of surgery for the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Fawad Chaudry, M.D., FCCP, a board-certified pulmonologist, has established his practice with OU Physicians.
Nationally, Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of staff turnover in nursing homes - 68 percent -- a statistic that affects the quality of care that residents receive.
Oklahoma women with little or no insurance will have access to no-cost mobile mammograms through grants awarded to the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine from local chapters of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Obesity has long been associated with encouraging the growth of tumor cells, but a recent study reveals that obesity can also play a role in improved outcomes in cancer patients treated with immunotherapy.
Researchers from around the nation will meet at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in early December to discuss the ways nanotechnology can be used to detect, diagnose and treat cancer.