Fatality in Oklahoma County courtroom raises readiness questions 41 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...

Surgery rewires bladder control Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — It’s a delicate and daring experiment: Could doctors switch a nerve in the leg to make it operate the bladder instead? Families of a few U.S. children whose spina bifida...

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....

Was man cured of AIDS? Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment BERLIN — An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his...

Obama transition signals new policies in the offing Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 36 HAVING promised sweeping change to the country, Barack Obama and his team aren’t wasting any opportunity to make sure it comes quickly. Obama-Talk in Washington is centering on potential...

Obama to get his first look at the Oval Office Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama sets foot in the Oval Office for the first time Monday when he meets the outgoing George W. Bush to discuss the transition of power at a time when...

Executive orders to help Obama make difference Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell...

Obama reviews Bush orders on stem cells, drilling Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Comments 7 WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Obama's transition chief said Sunday the incoming administration is looking to reverse President Bush's executive orders on stem cell research, oil and gas...

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,...

OU Cancer Institute gets Komen research grant Tue, Oct 7, 2008 | Add a comment The OU Cancer Institute and the Central Oklahoma affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced today that an OU researcher is the receipient of a three-year research grant from Susan G. Komen...

Thomas - Parker Sun, Sep 28, 2008 Mrs. Jared Thomas Thomas - Parker Kinsey Lee Parker and Jared Chad Thomas were united in marriage on August 9, 2008 at Nichols Hills United Methodist Church in Nichols Hills, Okla. Dr. Grayson L....

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...

Brain imaging and mental health Wed, Oct 8, 2008 | Add a comment TULSA — Doctors can diagnose a spinal cord injury with an MRI. X-rays show where someone has broken a bone. For psychiatrists, however, patients’ brains have largely been mysterious, off...

Cancer Resources Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment When an Oklahoman is diagnosed with cancer, all too often the patient, friends and family turn to health care organizations outside the state. For the latest clinical trials and treatments,...

New techniques aid lung cancer treatments Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Advances in imaging and tumor removal are allowing doctors to treat lung cancer more effectively. PET (positron emission tomography) scanning detects the metabolic activity of tumors rather than...

Understanding Cancer Terminology Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Acute: Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic. Adenocarcinoma: Cancer that begins in cells that line certain internal organs and that have gland-like (secretory)...

Clinical trials Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Clinical trials are often a last resort for cancer patients — yet fewer than 5 percent of adults with the disease take part in them. Clinical trials are how doctors and researchers ensure new...