Delay of More Than 42 Days for Breast Cancer Surgery Raises Death Risk for Certain Subtypes, OU Study Finds

Monday, March 24, 2025
Patients with certain subtypes of breast cancer may face a higher risk of death from the cancer if they wait more than 42 days after diagnosis to have surgery, according to newly published research from the...

OU Department of Dermatology Named After Former Chair

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

With posthumous recognition and appreciation for his tremendous contribution, the University of Oklahoma Department of Dermatology will now be known as the Mark Allen Everett Department of Dermatology.

Mother’s High-Fat Diet Can Cause Liver Stress in Fetus, Study Shows

Thursday, March 13, 2025
When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life. A new study published in the journal Liver International sheds light on changes to the...

Unraveling the Mysteries of Polycystic Kidney Disease

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a family of genetic disorders that causes clusters of cysts to form on the kidney, is among the most common genetic disorders, affecting some 500,000 people in the United States....

OU Health Sciences Opens Innovative Lab Space

Monday, March 10, 2025
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences recently announced the opening of more than 29,100 square feet of new laboratory space at University Research Park in Oklahoma City. The innovative facility represents an...

OU Health Sciences Rises to 102 in National Ranking

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences has achieved its highest ranking ever in National Institutes of Health funding awarded for research. NIH funding increased to $75.2 million in the previous federal fiscal...

Discovery of Rare Gene Variants Provides Window Into Tailored Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A new study published in Communications Medicine, a Nature publication, details the discovery of rare gene variants that increase the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in multiple generations of Asian Indian people. The...

OU College of Dentistry Provides Free Dental Care at Kids’ Day

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
On Saturday, the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry provided free cleanings, fillings and crowns to 74 children during the college’s annual Kids’ Day. The event was sponsored in part by the Delta...

Nationally Recognized Physician-Scientist to Lead at OU Health, OU College of Medicine

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
After a nationwide search, Dr. Isabella Grumbach, M.D., Ph.D., was named Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief at OU Health. In...

Ebert Named Interim Inaugural OU Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Thursday, February 20, 2025
The University of Oklahoma has created a new chief artificial intelligence officer position to implement AI to drive innovation in education, research and operations. David Ebert, director of OU’s Data...

Researcher Publishes in Lancet, Leads Clinical Trial Testing Heavy Metal

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

A physician-scientist at the University of Oklahoma is part of an international effort seeking new options for patients with head and neck cancer who cannot receive the standard chemotherapy drug cisplatin.

Diabetes-Linked Amputations Surge in Oklahoma Despite National Decline, OU Study Finds

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
After years of decreasing amputations in the United States, rates of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations due to diabetes and related conditions are rising, and Oklahoma is among the states with the most...

Sivaram Named Master of American College of Cardiology

Monday, February 3, 2025
Chittur A. Sivaram, M.D., a David Ross Boyd Professor in the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and a cardiologist with OU Health, has been named a Master of the American College of Cardiology (MACC). This is...

OU Faculty Member Co-Leads Newly Published Study Comparing Types of Dementia Care

Friday, January 31, 2025
Lee Jennings, M.D., a geriatrician and researcher at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, is a co-investigator on the largest nationwide pragmatic clinical trial comparing different approaches to dementia...

OU College of Medicine Names Founding Chair of Department of Molecular Genetics and Genome Sciences

Monday, January 27, 2025

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has named Jun Li, Ph.D., the founding chair of the newly created Department of Molecular Genetics and Genome Sciences, pending approval from the OU Board of Regents.

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