UPDATE 3 min ago | Add a comment Tobacco settlement, 10 years in A decade ago when states sued big tobacco companies, officials were hoping the result would be a decrease in the number of youth who begin smoking. In Oklahoma, that...

Need for indigent care in Oklahoma is a source of accord 20 hr ago | Comments 2 State leaders may not agree on a solution to save the Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa, but they do agree that a plan to care for the indigent is necessary. A public-private...

Penalizing the uninsured in Oklahoma 5 hr ago | Comments 296 Oklahoma must take drastic steps to improve its dismal ranking in the number of residents who have no health insurance, state Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said Thursday during her...

OKLAHOMA BRIEFS: Politics aim at Medicaid Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment HEALTH CARE POLICIES AIM AT MEDICAID National life and health insurer Bankers Life and Casualty Co. has begun selling policies in Oklahoma aimed at helping consumers pay for long-term care without...

Oklahoma employer health care costs rising, survey shows Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 1 Oklahoma employers, like those across the nation, are dealing with higher health care bills by boosting deductibles and shifting costs to employees, according to a survey issued Wednesday by...

Health briefs: State gains ranking in war on tobacco Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 3 State gains ranking in war on tobacco Oklahoma has zoomed up in the latest rankings of state spending on tobacco prevention, moving from 41st to 13th. The latest ranking by the Campaign for...

Norman, Moore events encourage smokers to quit Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN Events encourage smokers to quit Several events are scheduled today to commemorate the Great American Smokeout. Norman Regional Hospital and the Moore Medical Center will have booths with...

Obama appoints Daschle to health post Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the...

Norman nursing home cited in report Wed, Nov 19, 2008 NORMAN — The state Health Department has cited a Norman nursing home for failing to fully investigate abuse allegations and endangering patients’ health by not providing condoms to a...

Smoking ban is up for vote at Rose State Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 2 MIDWEST CITY — The Rose State College student senate will vote today on a resolution to ban smoking on campus. The senate will meet at 2 p.m. at the Student Center, 6420 SE 15. The senate...

Ada hospital gets scrutiny Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Monday was the first day on the job for an acting hospital administrator at the troubled Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada. Hospital board members voted Friday to hire Gary Looper of the...

Marking 10 years of smoking fight in Oklahoma Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 3 Fewer Oklahomans are smoking cigarettes, 10 years after Oklahoma and other states settled a lawsuit against large tobacco companies. Officials credit programs funded by the state’s...

Administration should OK insurance plan expansion Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 5 MORE than two months have passed since the projected implementation date for expansion of a state health insurance premium assistance program. This is one time a state agency can’t be blamed...

FIT FOR YOU: The Great American Smokeout Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 1 The Great American Smokeout Smokers from across the country will try to give up smoking this month as part of The Great American Smokeout. What better support system do you need than that? If you...

Trust fund cited for decline in Oklahoma smokers Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 11 Oklahoma officials are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the settlement of a lawsuit against tobacco companies. Gov. Brad Henry has proclaimed Nov. 23 as "A Healthier Oklahoma Day," marking...

Norman motorcyclist dies from crash injuries Sun, Nov 16, 2008 NORMAN — A man injured in a motorcycle accident last week died today of injuries suffered in the crash, a family friend said. Narong Viravong, 36, died at Norman Regional Hospital about 2...

At a glance: Problem list of facilities in Oklahoma Sat, Nov 15, 2008 Problem list of facilities The best There’s no list of the state’s best nursing homes — yet. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plan to release a five-star...

We’re in this together Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment With more than one in five non-elderly Oklahomans lacking health insurance and health care costs posing an ever-growing burden on businesses and families, identifying options to expand access to...

Pollution may be deadlier than cars Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment FRESNO, Calif. — Lowering air pollution in Southern California and San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually than ending all motor vehicle fatalities in the two regions, according to...

tras su triunfo, la siguiente tarea de Obama es gobernar Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Ahora viene la parte más difícil. En esencia, Barack Obama llegó de la nada, derrotó a los líderes tradicionales del partido Demócrata, disipó las dudas acerca de su falta...