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Bodywork: Understanding fatty liver disease

September 22, 2020

3D Illustration of Human Digestive System Liver Anatomy

What is fatty liver? What are its symptoms, causes and treatment?

Filed Under: Dr. Prescott Column Bodywork Tagged With: adam, bodywork, cohen, column, diagnosis, diet, disease, drug, Edmond, fatty liver, healthy, lijjun xia, medication, newsok, OKC, oklahoman, organ, physician, Prescott, stephen, steve, transplant

Bodywork: Does GoodRx live up to its name?

September 1, 2020

Prescription drugs on an orange background with a pill bottle. Orange pills.

How does GoodRx produce such a dramatic reduction in drug prices? And shouldn’t everyone be entitled to such savings?

Filed Under: Dr. Prescott Column Bodywork Tagged With: body work, bodywork, drug, goodrx, medication, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, oklahoman, OMRF, Prescott, prescription, president, steve prescott

Oklahoma doctors react to Trump’s announcement of taking hydroxychloroquine

May 19, 2020

Multiple studies have show the drug is not effective at treating COVID-19, and in some cases can even cause heart problems.

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Existing drug could work against coronavirus

March 16, 2020

The drug, chloroquine phosphate, was originally developed to fight malaria.

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An OMRF employee finds a new lease on life—at work

August 5, 2019

In MS, immune cells attack the protective covering of nerves in the brain, causing vision problems, tremors, paralysis, painful spasms, imbalance and cognitive changes.

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OMRF launches world’s first lupus prevention study

December 14, 2017

The SMILE trial will seek to identify individuals at high risk for developing lupus and treat them before they ever transition into the disease.

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