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Home - OMRF News - Archives for Pneumonia

Pneumonia

Bodywork: A practical guide to the coronavirus

March 9, 2020

What, exactly, is the coronavirus? How worried do we all need to be? And what practical steps can we take to protect ourselves?

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Measles: An old foe returns

February 19, 2019

Measles had virtually vanished from the United States. But thanks to the anti-vaccine movement, outbreaks have returned.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: antivaccine, antivax, autism, CDC, dangerous, death, disease, eliza chakravarty, fake, measles, movement, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Pneumonia, preventable, stephen prescott, vaccines, World Health Organization

OMRF discovery could help in fight against pneumonia

January 3, 2013

Scientists produced 19 antibodies against pneumococcus in the lab.

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: bacteremia, bacteria, ear infections, human antibody core, James, Judith, Judith James, Ken Smith, meningitis, monoclonal antibodies, pneumococcus, Pneumonia, scientist-news, sepsis

A Breath of Fresh Air

Using 3D Models to Tackle Respiratory Illness Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading cause of pneumonia worldwide. It takes a particularly heavy toll on children, infecting more than half in the first year of life and nearly 100 percent by age 2. “RSV causes more frequent and more severe infections in infants, compared to adults, […]

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