I first learned about the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a few years after I arrived in Oklahoma. I’d received a freelance writing assignment from Oklahoma Today magazine, and my editor tasked me with writing a profile of Dr. Jordan Tang. Tang had recently discovered the enzyme believed responsible for Alzheimer’s disease, cloned the enzyme, and then […]
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Bodywork: Understanding Guillain-Barré syndrome
Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine may be linked to a rare side effect called Guillain-Barré syndrome. What is this syndrome?
Health news that makes you go hmmm….
Sometimes, the world of health outside of OMRF’s four walls can be a pretty strange place.
Bodywork: Understanding new recommendations for colon cancer screening
Each week, OMRF physician-scientist Dr. Eliza Chakravarty opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from OMRF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Adam Cohen. Adam’s Journal I read that the Centers for Disease Control recently revised its guidelines for colon cancer screening. What are the new standards, and why did things change? Dr. […]
Changing the complexion of science
Science has a diversity problem. And so does the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. In this, our 75th year, we have a rich history to celebrate. But there is one chapter of our story that is sorely lacking: Black scientists. Since we opened our doors, we have never had a Black principal investigator. Principal investigators, or […]
Have I got a deal for you…
Cities, states, businesses and employers are offering incentives to encourage people to get Covid-19 vaccinations.