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A decade in the making, Medicaid expansion takes effect …

WEBMore than 100,000 Oklahomans have already enrolled in the program, which provides health coverage to low-income adults. Catherine Sweeney. After more than a …

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State data paints a dire picture of Oklahoma teenagers’ …

WEBState data released this year showed that one in four Oklahoma teens contemplated suicide sometime between 2020 and 2021.The Youth Risk Behavior …

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Emails show a rush to finalize a deal to move Oklahoma’s …

WEBThis story was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom The Frontier.. When Gov. Kevin Stitt announced in October 2020 that his administration …

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How to bring care to mental health emergencies

WEBMental health emergencies are best handled by mental health professionals, says the Oklahoma City police captain charged with training officers for the calls they …

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Oklahoma health officials are paying $3 million to a PR …

WEBThe Oklahoma State Department of Health granted a local public relations and marketing firm a $3 million contract to help get the word out about the COVID-19 …

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Oklahoma Public Health Laboratory relocation plan draws …

WEBThe Stitt administration said it planned to use some of that funding, as well as $58.5 million in Legislature-authorized bonds, to build the new facility. During the …

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A syphilis outbreak in south-central Oklahoma creates yet …

WEBA syphilis outbreak in south-central Oklahoma creates yet another strain on the state’s public health system Public health providers juggle addressing the outbreak, …

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Oklahoma medical groups expand free therapy program …

WEBOklahoma medical groups expand free therapy program for doctors amid COVID-19 fallout Financial struggles, family separation and other problems created …

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Oklahoma chooses vendors for $2 billion program …

WEBThis story was written in collaboration with The Frontier’s Kassie McClung.State officials announced the winners of up to $2.1 billion in health care …

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Study finds elderly near fracking sites at higher risk of …

WEBA new study has found that elderly Americans had a higher risk of dying prematurely if they live near or downwind of fracking sites. The study, published in the …

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Oklahoma paid for more addiction treatment and providers say its …

WEBA bump in funding. The agency asked state lawmakers for over $90 million in funding to pay for its Smart on Crime program in 2019. Lawmakers gave the agency $10 …

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Pennsylvania leads the nation in Lyme disease. The state is …

WEBLyme Literacy. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection carried by the blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick.

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Study finds patients near US Steel plant had worse asthma after …

WEBA new study found residents living near a US Steel plant in the Pittsburgh area experienced worse bouts of asthma and increased their use of breathing aides …

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Pitt study: Fracking linked to more risk of lymphoma, asthma

WEBDozens of children and young adults were diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma and other forms of cancer in a four-county area outside Pittsburgh, where energy …

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Why Idaho’s Doctor Shortage Won’t Be Easy To Solve

WEBIdaho does offer some loan-repayment options as a way to recruit. The Rural Healthcare Access Program is a way for Idaho communities to attract doctors by offering …

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Fracking chemicals are showing up in bodies of people who live …

WEBUnexplained nosebleeds, rashes and migraines are among the health problems reported by residents who live near fracking activity. Telling the story of some …

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State gives $2.5 million to Pitt to study health impacts of fracking

WEBThe Wolf Administration is giving $2.5 million to the University of Pittsburgh to study possible health impacts from fracking. Communities in southwestern …

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Five Oklahoma hospitals collapsed – what happened

WEBI-70 Community Hospital in Sweet Springs, Mo., is one of eight hospitals owned or managed by Miami businessman Jorge A. Perez that closed in recent years. …

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DEP finds PFAS in one-third of public water systems; none …

WEBAbout one-third of 114 Pennsylvania water systems tested for toxic PFAS chemicals were found to contain the substances over 17 months of sampling, although …

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Pennsylvania sets drinking water standards on two ‘forever …

WEBThere are no federal maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for PFAS, shorthand for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in public drinking water. As a result, …

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