Fatality in Oklahoma County courtroom raises readiness questions 32 min ago A 67-year-old Checotah man died Monday after a heart attack in an Oklahoma County courtroom. Attorneys and deputies could not revive John Wilkey after he passed out about 9:20 a.m. in District...

Biotech startups may get a head start Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment The Oklahoma City Redevelopment Authority and the Presbyterian Health Foundation are negotiating a plan that would create a "mobile incubator” to attract and then retain startup biotech...

Earbuds could impair heart devices Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment NEW ORLEANS — Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don’t keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck — even when they’re disconnected....

Norman hospital foundation approves grants Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — The Norman Regional Health Foundation has granted $31,000 for health and safety equipment, programs and projects within the Norman Regional Health System area. Grants will pay for an...

Q&A WITH Sam Fulkerson Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AMENDMENTS EXPAND PROTECTIONS Q: On Sept. 25, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. A: Yes. This act, which becomes effective Jan. 1, is...

Women’s Health Boutique Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment When customers diagnosed with breast cancer step into the Women’s Health Boutique in Northpark Mall, saleswoman Brenda Pickett knows that some need more than a prosthetic breast or a wig. Often,...

Surgeries and mental health Wed, Oct 8, 2008 | Add a comment After four cardiac-arrest episodes in 2007 and this year’s implant of a device to help her heart rhythms, Oklahoma City minister Loyce Newton-Edwards hit a “mental slump” that made getting up...

Recycling medical devices raises concerns Sun, Jul 30, 2006 TRENTON, N.J. -- For eight months during his infancy, Sean Van Duyn gagged, retched and vomited daily. Now 6, the Winter Haven, Fla., boy still can't eat or drink by mouth, instead being fed by a...

Q&A with David Prince Mon, Jun 12, 2006 On March 14, 2002, David Prince, a 23-year-old from Atlanta, lost his left leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident. It's an understatement to say the accident changed his life. How is life...

Endeavor Games notebook Sun, Jun 11, 2006 EDMOND -- On a hot, windy day at Deer Creek High School, Brian Frasure didn't expect anyone to run a good time in the Ultimate Endeavor Invitational 100-meter race, Saturday's feature event of the...

Endeavor Games let disabled athletes compete once again Wed, Jun 7, 2006 EDMOND - Maj. Ed Pulido used to be a runner. He played running sports, like soccer and softball, but he really just liked to run. In May 2004, a roadside bomb blast in Baquaba in the northeast...

DaVinci honors given Sat, Jun 3, 2006 The DaVinci Institute recently announced recipients of the first DaVinci Fellows Awards. This award recognizes higher education faculty for their creative accomplishments. Each 2006 DaVinci...

Horses Help Wounded Soldiers Walk Again Sat, Jun 3, 2006 ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Spec. Maxwell Ramsey made small kissing sounds as he tried to coax Wylie, a muscular black Percheron horse, over to the platform where the soldier stood. He swung...

Prosthetic donation gives child life with two arms Sat, May 27, 2006 AS FAR BACK as he can remember, Zach Tillotson said, he has wondered what life would be like if he had two hands. Zach, 9, has adapted to living with a short left limb where most kids have an...

UCO professor receives DaVinci Institute award Sun, May 28, 2006 Wei Chen, a University of Central Oklahoma professor of biomedical engineering, was honored with the first DaVinci Institute Fellows Award by the DaVinci Institute of Oklahoma. The award is...

Three-legged dalmatian receives artificial limb Thu, May 18, 2006 NEWCASTLE - A three-legged Newcastle dog could add years to his life if he learns to use his new prosthetic leg. Nubby, a 6-year-old dalmatian, received the artificial leg last month. It replaces...

Catoosa teen overcomes birth defect, looks to future at OU and in medicine Thu, May 18, 2006 When doctors diagnosed a 1-year-old Katelyn Wilbanks with spina bifida, they warned she might die before puberty. Wilbanks, now 15, surprised them by weathering 54 surgeries and becoming a high...