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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?

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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.

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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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Is stomach ‘flu’ really the flu?

January 16, 2019

More accurately called gastroenteritis, contagious stomach illness is most often caused by two viruses, rotavirus or norovirus.

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OMRF awarded two new grants to study lupus genes

October 18, 2018

Two grants will enable OMRF scientists to examine genes thought to play a role in lupus.

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What to expect this flu season

September 26, 2018

The most recent flu season was one of the worst in decades. What can we expect for the 2018-19 flu season?

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