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State experts urge coronavirus caution, not panic

March 9, 2020

With Oklahoma reporting its first coronavirus case on Friday, state health experts are preparing for more infections.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: corona, corona virus, coronavirus, doctor, epidemic, James, Judith, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, Outbreak, Pandemic, Prescott, scientist-news, sick, stephen prescott, steve prescott, Tulsa, vaccine

Business of Health: Do presidential candidates owe us their medical records?

March 8, 2020

No matter who wins the election, the president will be at least 73 years old. Should voters be able to see their medical records?

Filed Under: Dr. Prescott Column Business Tagged With: 2020, age, candidate, doctor, Dr. Prescott, election, health, healthcare, medical, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, old, OMRF, Prescott, presidency, president, presidential, race, records, report, sanders, sick, stephen, steve, trump

Bodywork: Treating coronavirus cases today, stopping them tomorrow

March 1, 2020

With the rapid spread of the coronavirus, concerns are mounting. OMRF Drs. Prescott and James are here to address them.

Filed Under: Dr. Prescott Column Bodywork Tagged With: Ask Dr. P, corona, coronavirus, epidemic, newsok, Pandemic, Prescott, sick, stephen, steve

Are Oklahomans at risk for EEE virus?

October 25, 2019

A dangerous mosquito-borne virus making the news recently is EEE, or Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Should Oklahomans take precations?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bite, death, eastern equine encephalitis, eee, illness, inflammation, insect, mosquito, news, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, sick, virus

Full steam ahead: Nationwide crackdown on vaping continues

October 3, 2019

As of Oct. 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed more than 800 instances of lung illness and 14 deaths nationwide.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ban, Chakravarty, consequences, death, disease, e-cigarette, Eliza, epidemic, FDA, illness, lung, nation, newsok, OKC, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, robert, scientist-news, Scofield, sick, vape, vaping

Are we too clean for our own good?

June 25, 2019

Mounting research suggests our quest to be clean might make children sicker, not healthier.

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