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 many autoimmune illnesses, including Sjögren’s disease, are becoming more common. What is Sjögren’s, and why is it on the rise? Dr. James […]
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Changing The Odds
March Today, just 1 in 5,000 experimental compounds proves safe and effective enough to reach patients. For new drugs, the road to hospitals and clinics is steep and long. Researchers screen countless promising compounds, but they choose only a few to begin clinical trials. Of those selected, roughly 9 out of 10 will fail. For that […]
Protecting Oklahomans From the Virus
New OMRF grant to study Covid-19 in state’s different ethnic populations
A Battle That Never Ends
Renita Lewis fights lupus, which takes an outsized toll on African Americans.
Searching for light in the darkness
Mustang woman lives with rare autoimmune disease
New OMRF findings pave way for more effective lupus treatments
New research from OMRF is taking physicians closer to personalized treatment solutions for patients suffering from lupus.