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Patients Over 80 Benefit from Immunotherapy for Certain Cancers

OKLAHOMA CITY — Patients 80 and older who are treated with single-agent immunotherapies for some cancers benefit from these innovative treatments and have somewhat comparable outcomes to younger people who received the same type of treatments for similar cancers, according to a landmark study published November 4, in the journal JAMA Oncology. Abdul Rafeh Naqash, M.D., a clinical trials

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OU Health Announces First Member of New Executive Leadership …

WebPublished: Thursday, May 6, 2021. OU Health has announced the first member of the new health system's executive leadership team. Maria Russo has been named OU Health …

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OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Offers New Advanced …

WebOKLAHOMA CITY – The most advanced imaging tools available to date were used recently at OU Health to help identify and confirm staging in men at risk for spread of cancer and …

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OU College of Medicine Researcher Makes Promising Discoveries …

WebNational Institutes of Health, Department of Defense invest in strategies to boost immune system Vitamin B6 is beneficial in many ways, notably for its role in …

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Crawford Named Senior Associate Dean and Director of New …

WebThe Office of Healthcare Innovation and Policy was launched to harness resources within the college and across the academic healthcare enterprise to address …

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OU Health Sciences Rises in Ranking of NIH Research Funding

WebThe University of Oklahoma Health Sciences grew its funding from the National Institutes of Health to $64.4 million in 2022-23, an increase of more than $4 …

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OU Hudson College of Public Health Launches Online Master of …

WebIn an effort to meet the growing need for public health professionals, the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma announced the launch of …

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OU Health Edmond Medical Center Uses '4Ms' to Guide Care of …

WebEven as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge health systems, the OU Health Edmond Medical Center is making significant strides in improving the health …

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University of Oklahoma Public Health Master’s Program Is …

WebThe University of Oklahoma’s Master of Health Administration and Policy — the only MHA degree program offered in Oklahoma — has been reaccredited for a seven …

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OU Health Sciences Center Researchers Receive Millions in PHF …

WebResearchers across the OU Health Sciences Center were recently awarded nearly $3 million in grants from the Presbyterian Health Foundation (PHF), which …

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OU College of Allied Health Launches New Online …

WebIn a groundbreaking initiative, the University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health has announced a new interprofessional graduate certificate in applied nutrition, …

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Oklahoma’s Largest Hospital Expansion Project and Economic …

WebThe largest hospital expansion project in Oklahoma history achieved a major construction milestone, Wednesday, November 6, as the OU Medicine patient tower …

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OU Health Announces Chief Operations Officer

WebOKLAHOMA CITY -- OU Health, Oklahoma’s only integrated, comprehensive academic health system, has named Jonathan W. Curtright, MBA, MHA, chief …

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OU Health Sciences Center Researcher Joins COVID-19 Vaccine …

WebThe University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has launched a research collaboration with Pure MHC, an innovative biotechnology company, to work …

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OU Health Sciences Center Earns Record High in Federal, State …

WebThe University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center earned a record high $190 million in federal and state awards during state fiscal year 2020, a milestone that …

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Lance Named to Board Overseeing OU Health

WebOKLAHOMA CITY — Bill G. Lance, Jr., Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation, has been named to the board of directors overseeing OU Health, the …

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OU Public Health Speaker: 'We Need a New Conversation About …

WebTo turn around America’s dismal health outcomes, a change in the way we talk about health and healthcare is crucial. That was the message Tuesday from Sandro …

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Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health Boosts Family-Friendly …

WebRobust family support, both practical and emotional, is the concept driving the Family Resource Center, a new space unveiled recently at Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU …

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OU College of Allied Health Speech-Language Programming …

WebiLEAP (Interprofessional Language, Enrichment and Pre-Kindergarten Program), a program of the John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Center at the University …

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