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Bodywork: Bye-Bye BMI?

Bodywork: Bye-Bye BMI?

October 8, 2024

Adam’s Journal Not long ago, I read an article suggesting that physicians were moving away from the body mass index as a medical screening tool. But when I went for a physical last month, my BMI was printed right at the top of the summary I received at the end of my visit. Is my […]

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: adam cohen, bmi, bmi measurement, body mass index, dr. hal scofield, hald scofield, health metrics, health screening, healthy bmi, healthy body mass index, medical screening, obesity, physical

Event raises more than $850,000 for OMRF research

October 8, 2024

Annual 241 event has raised $7.5 million since 2012

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 241, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, tommy james and the shondells

Bodywork: Can platelet therapy help sports injuries and other ailments?

October 1, 2024

Adam’s Journal Almost six months ago, I suffered a hamstring injury while running. It is no exaggeration to say that (caution, Dad joke ahead) it’s been hamstringing me ever since. I’ve tried rest, cross-training, stretching and rehab exercises, but nothing has seemed to work. A friend recently suggested a platelet-rich plasma injection. What do you […]

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: adam cohen, dr. hal scofield, Hal Scofield, hamstring injury, injury rehabilitation, platelet rich plasma, platelet rich plasma injection, prp, prp therapy, running injury, sports injury

OMRF receives $1 million to study DNA in developing embryos

October 1, 2024

Research looks at how DNA packaging changes early in life

Filed Under: News Tagged With: chris sansam, DNA, Elizabeth Finn, embryos, gaurav varshney, heterochromatin formation, Linda, Linda Thompson, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, scientist-news, Thompson

OMRF receives $3.7 million for Alzheimer’s research

September 25, 2024

Five-year study will focus on brain’s immune response

Filed Under: News Tagged With: alzheimers, amyloid beta proteins, brain, Freeman, Heather Rice, immune response, Major Histocompatibility Complex, microglia, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, ph.d., scientist-news, Willard, willard freeman

Bodywork: AirPods as hearing aids? Really?

September 24, 2024

Adam’s Journal I saw a headline that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Apple AirPods as hearing aids. Seriously? Is this some sort of marketing ploy by Apple? Dr. Scofield Prescribes Your eyes did not deceive you. And while I understand your skepticism, this has the potential to be a major benefit for many […]

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: adam cohen, airpod pros, airpods, apple airpods, dr. hal scofield, earplugs, Hal Scofield, hearing aids, hearing impaired, hearing impairment, hearing issues, sound proofing

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