On holidays, community volunteers pitched in to make the season bright for patients in OMRF’s Research Hospital. In 1958, this accordion ensemble shared the Christmas spirit with a concert for hospital staff and patients.
How our namesake musical gives back to research at OMRF.
David Key had never heard of sarcoidosis—until the rare disease stole his health.
I didn’t expect to be here to write this column. When I say “here,” I don’t mean OMRF or Oklahoma. I mean here, as in, on this earth.
When my husband suffered a fatal heart attack, one of his friends gave a donation in his memory. I looked up OMRF’s website and appreciated knowing you’re doing heart disease research. Bob would have appreciated it, too. Debbie Craine, an interior designer in Tulsa, Craine has continued to donate to OMRF since her husband’s death in […]
Morris Reichlin helped build OMRF into one of the world’s leading centers for lupus research and treatment.
Dear Dr. Prescott, Over the past 10 years, arthritis has affected every joint in my body. I’ve seen my regular doctor, a rheumatologist and even other specialists. The diagnosis is always the same, and it almost seems they expect it to happen as we get older. Why is there not more research on this debilitating […]
Using 3D Models to Tackle Respiratory Illness Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading cause of pneumonia worldwide. It takes a particularly heavy toll on children, infecting more than half in the first year of life and nearly 100 percent by age 2. “RSV causes more frequent and more severe infections in infants, compared to adults, […]
When heart disease was the opponent, even long-time rivals like the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University could team up. In 1951, legendary Sooner head coach Bud Wilkinson (third from right) and his OSU counterpart, Jim Lookabaugh (second from right), helped kick off an American Heart Association campaign to benefit cardiovascular research at OMRF.
When Dr. William Thurman joined OMRF as the foundation’s seventh president in 1979, he brought the lab coat he’d worn since his days training as a pediatric oncologist. That powder-blue garment, along with the bow ties he favored, would become synonymous with OMRF. And while memorable, Thurman’s sartorial flourishes would prove to be the least […]
In 1968, doctors gave Greg Kindell six weeks to live. He’s still here. Like most organizations, OMRF maintains a general contact email address. It’s a place where people—and businesses and spammers—send their inquiries when they don’t know whom, exactly, at the foundation to ask. A handful of new messages typically arrive each day. “You’ll […]
When women with lupus want to have children, they turn to Dr. Eliza Chakravarty It started with the bulletin board. There, on a framed, cork rectangle that now hangs on the south wall of her office, Dr. Eliza Chakravarty began pinning up photos and cards featuring the children she calls “my babies.” And most were very […]
“I was excited to learn that OMRF is doing sickle cell research. I’d really like to see a massive effort put toward research for it all over the globe. Speed and magnitude are what’s lacking. Who’s going to solve problems like sickle cell? We are.” Acquaye, a registered nurse, lost a sister and a […]
Dear Dr. Prescott, In this age of anti-vaccine believers, how do we convince parents that vaccinating their children is a responsible action, not only for their children, but for the health of all children? John Prescott, Austin, TX Thanks for the question, son. We all look for cause-and-effect explanations when something goes wrong. So, when […]
Illustration: Doug Chayka We all know regular servings of food from our gardens are important for good health. Now, a new research project at OMRF aims to show how a chemical found in a host of vegetables could help prevent vision loss. With a four-year grant from the National Eye Institute, Dr. Scott Plafker […]
For years, physicians have puzzled over why people with “clean” colonoscopies went on to develop colon cancer. With a new finding, OMRF’s Dr. David Jones may have solved this puzzle. The discovery could lead to a way to detect these cancers earlier and more effectively. Trailing only lung cancer, colon cancer is the leading cause […]
A friendship born on the cricket pitch gives birth to a partnership at OMRF On the street in front of the family home in southern India, Manu Nair’s older brother would gather with neighborhood friends for impromptu cricket matches. Forced by his mother to include his younger sibling, the elder Nair would hand his […]
