Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal Here’s a question from a reader: What’s the difference between viruses and bacteria? Peggy Anderson Moore Dr. James Prescribes Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together […]
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Remembering Sam Weyrich, who spoke volumes without saying a word
If you think of a spokesperson, it’s hard not to hear a voice. After all, it’s right there in the word itself: spoke, the past tense of “to speak.” But every once in a while, there’s someone who becomes a spokesperson without ever saying a word. That was Sam Weyrich. Sam was born with an […]
Bodywork: Does exercising in the heat burn more calories?
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal With the arrival of summer and its soaring temperatures, I’ve been searching for some silver linings. Although doing just about anything in the heat is less […]
Bodywork: Probing the secrets of ‘super-agers’
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal I read recently that 4 in 10 people 65 and older suffer from some form of memory loss. And I assume that our brains, like so […]
Bodywork: The financial toll of cognitive decline
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal I visited my mother this past week, and on the heels of her 88th birthday, she remains her usual joyful, sunny self. However, she’s showing some […]
Bodywork: Do indoor pets need flea and tick protection?
OMRF attending veterinarian Dr. Jennie Criely opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal This week, Dr. Jennie Criley, the attending veterinarian at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, graciously interrupted her vacation to answer my question: So, after almost a year of marriage […]