OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Top 5 Enroller in Trial Testing CAR T-cell Therapy as Earlier Treatment for Aggressive Lymphoma

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center took part in a global clinical trial that led to a change in the way oncologists use CAR T to treat an aggressive type of...

Inaugural chief human resources officer selected for OU Health

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Jimmy Duncan comes to OU Health from UC Health in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will have oversight of human resources for the entire healthcare enterprise and be the first CHRO to span the organization. 

OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center to Host “Remarkable Conversation” on Diabetes Prevention

Friday, November 18, 2022
OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and its community partners, Hunger Free Oklahoma and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, are on a path to cure diabetes...

Falling Temperatures Brings an Increase in Carbon Monoxide Exposures

Friday, November 18, 2022

As winter weather moves into Oklahoma and people begin to use their furnaces and fireplaces, calls to the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information about carbon monoxide poisoning will increase.

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Gynecologic Oncologist Selected for the Robert A. Winn Career Development Award

Friday, November 18, 2022
Christina Washington, M.D., has been selected to join the second cohort of the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program, established by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation (Winn CDA). Washington is a...

Father-Son Surgery Legacy Comes Full Circle at OU Health

Friday, November 18, 2022
As a third-generation surgeon, OU Health general surgeon Alex Raines, M.D., was exposed to medicine from a young age and admired the role his father played in his patients’ lives. That admiration was...

OU College of Allied Health Team Honored by National Organization

Friday, November 18, 2022
A team from the University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health at the OU Health Sciences Center was presented an award of merit by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) at its recent annual...

OU Health Partners With Oklahoma City Public Schools on School-based Telehealth Program

Thursday, November 3, 2022

In order to improve healthcare access to Oklahoma City children, OU Health is partnering with Oklahoma City Public Schools to provide district wide school-based telehealth and integrated health education programs.

TSET Health Promotion Research Center and Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Seek Pregnant Women for Smoking Cessation Study

Thursday, November 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 (OTC), both on the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, are...

Study by OU Health Physician Sheds Light on Cardiac Problems Caused by Type of Cancer Treatment

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which treat a number of cancers by protecting the immune system so it can attack tumor cells, sometimes cause serious cardiovascular problems.

OU Health Sciences Center Associate Vice Provost Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Thursday, November 3, 2022
Judith A. James, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice provost for clinical and translational science and professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, has been elected to the National...

OU Health Hematologist-Oncologist Receives Award to Study Rare Type of Sarcoma

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Abdul Rafeh Naqash, M.D., a hematologist-oncologist with OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, has been granted an Impact Award from the Hope Foundation for Cancer...

Clinical Trial at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Tests Drug Derived from Deer Antlers

Thursday, October 27, 2022
OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center was the highest-enrolling site for a clinical trial that showed promising results for a new drug to treat mouth sores caused by...

Poison Center Offers Tips for a Safer Halloween

Thursday, October 27, 2022
With Halloween right around the corner, it is time to consider steps to increase chances of a safe holiday. Each year, Poison Centers across the country manage numerous exposures involving Halloween-related...

OU College of Dentistry to Offer Free Dental Care to Oklahoma Veterans

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma Dental Association, Oklahoma Dental Foundation and Henry Schein Dental will host the third annual Veteran’s Day Dental Clinic on Saturday, Nov. 12.

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