News
Rachel Curtis
Waistlines in the U.S. have ballooned over the past 30 years, with one in three Americans today considered obese. As the nation struggles to tame the health crisis, some states are faring better than others.
Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Health
A heavy duty
Government and nonprofit initiatives try to counter childhood obesity.
News
Rachel Curtis
Waistlines in the U.S. have ballooned over the past 30 years, with one in three Americans today considered obese. As the nation struggles to tame the health crisis, some states are faring better than others.
Weighty achievement
From fattest to fittest, OKC is a million pounds lighter, thanks in part to one man’s shedding of 200 of them.
Features
Jenn Scott
When Oklahoma City landed on just about every “fattest” list imaginable, Mayor Mick Cornett did not sit idly by. He launched a million-pound challenge in 2007. Since then, the mayor has lost 38 pounds himself.
Just breathe
You don’t have to be a Zen master in order to find inner peace.
Features
Jenn Scott
The Mindfulness Way Through Depression
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Quitting with pride
Anti-tobacco advocates are working with the LGBT community to address its above-average smoking rates.
News
Sarah Lobban
Anyone who has tried to quit smoking knows it’s tough. It’s common knowledge that nicotine is the cause of one of the most prevalent addictions in the country.
Make the grade
Metro hospitals have room for improvement in patient safety, according to a nonprofit group advocating health care transparency.
News
Sarah Clough Chambers
The Hippocratic Oath dictates that medical professionals first do no harm, but to err is human. Mitigating errors, subsequently, might be the closest to divine that hospitals are going to get.
Same old story
