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COVER The rise of conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories have always been a part of American lore but the internet and social media exponentially increased both their visibility and their appeal to the point where even the president of the United States is quoting them.
By Matt Dinger
Tags: State, conspiracy theories, pizzagate, cdc, facebook
PRESS RELEASE Flu shot more important than ever, experts say
By press release
Tags: State, OMRF, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, flu shot, SARS-Cov-2, coronavirus, COVID-19, Eliza Chakravarty, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Stephen Prescott, flu vaccine, influenza
PRESS RELEASE New proclamation to be issued in Oklahoma City’s COVID-19 response; addresses distancing, sanitizing requirements for new phase beginning May 15
Tags: Metro, COVID-19, coronavirus, City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City-County Health Department, OCCHD, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, PPE, personal protective equipment, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Senior Health and Wellness Centers, revised proclamation, proclamation
PRESS RELEASE A Message from National Cowboy & Western Heritage MuseumPresident Natalie Shirley
Museum to reopen May 18 with updates to the museum experience
Tags: Arts, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Cowboy Museum, The Cowboy, Western art, Liichokoshkomo’, Chickasaw, CDC, sanitization, museum, social distancing, COVID-19, coronavirus
Likely culprit
The CDC has identified a substance common to all its tested “vaping illness” cases.
Tags: The High Culture, medical cannabis, cannabis, medical marijuana, marijuana, vaping, vaping illness, Lance Kimball, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, vitamin E acetate, bronchoalveolar lavage, BAL, EVALI, THC, nicotine, New York State Department of Health, New York State Medical Marijuana Program, Dank Vapes, vape cartridges, Morgan Tepsic, The Highgrade Testing Lab, Abigail Crutchner, Simple Cure, Flagship Vapor, vapes
Chicken-Fried News: Spot on
By Gazette staff
Tags: Chicken-Fried News, measles, infectious diseases, vaccinations, Jenny McCarthy, anti-vaxxers, Kevin Stitt, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, MMR, measles, mumps, rubella
Bitter pills
New guidelines are pushing doctors to curtail opioid prescriptions, even for patients who benefit from them.
By Joshua Blanco
Tags: Metro, opioid epidemic, opioid crisis, opioids, State Question 788, SQ 788, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIDA, QVIA Institute for Human Data Science Study, Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA, fentanyl, prescription drugs, prescription opioids, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, CBHSQ, Lawrence Pasternack, Oklahoma State University, heroin, S. Blake Kelly, Oklahoma Pain Society, OPS, MME, Senate Bill 1446
Gray areas
State law enforcement groups are skeptical of State Question 788.
By Ben Luschen
Tags: The High Culture, State Question 788, SQ788, medical marijuana, marijuana, CBD, law enforcement, Kevin Buchanan, Oklahoma District Attorneys Association, SQ788 Is Not Medical, Oklahoma State Medical Association, Oklahoma Pharmacists Association, State Chamber of Oklahoma, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, Ray McNair, Oklahoma Sheriff's Association, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Disease Prevention, CDC, Oklahoma Department of Health, prescriptions, opioids, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA
Stemming the tide
Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse works to solve the epidemic.
By Laura Eastes
Tags: State, opioid crisis, opioids, Mike Hunter, AJ Griffin, Tim Downing, Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Scott Pruitt, Mary Fallin, addiction, Senate Bill 1078, fentanyl, House Bill 2798, Opioid Overdose Fatality Review Board, Senate Bill 1446, Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Lori Carter
Local health officials advise flu season precautions
Tags: Community & Lifestyle, CDC, Chris Phillips, Chris Express Drug, flu, Gary Cox, H3N2, influenza, Kendra Dougherty, OCCHD, oklahoma city county health department, Oklahoma State Department of Health, respiratory illness, Tamiflu, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chicken-Fried News: Most diseased?
Tags: Commentary, BackgroundChecks.org, Carter County, CDC, Chicken-Fried News, chlamydia, dating apps, gonorrhea, hiv, Jefferson County, Johnston County, Love County, Marshall County, Mendy Spohn, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma State Department of Health, sex ed, sexually transmitted diseases, STDs, Stevens County, syphilis, The Daily Ardmoreite, Tulsa County, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Childhood obesity hits Oklahoma hard
By George Lang
Tags: Metro, Angela Jones, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Complete Streets, FMNV, Food and Nutrition Service, food deserts, foods of minimal nutritional value, fresh vegetables, healthy food, heart disease, obesity, OCCHD, ok 5210, Oklahoma City Community Foundation, oklahoma city county health department, Oklahoma City Mobile Market, Oklahoma County, overweight, pediatric obesity, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Shannon Welch, The State of Obesity, Trust for Americas Health, type 2 diabetes, weight, wellness, wic, Women Infants and Children, YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, youth
Suicide rates in Oklahoma are on the rise
By Candice Macis
Tags: State, Brandy Woods-Littlejohn, budget, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, counseling, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, depression, Earl Sears, firearms, guns, Gwen Evans, health, House Appropriation and Budget, jail, mental health, Mental Health Association Oklahoma, mental health institutions, MHAO, Michael Brose, Nathan Evans, National Death Reporting Program, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Oklahoma Child Death Review Board, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Violent Death Reporting System, OKVDRS, prison, suicide, suicide rates, Zoloft
Protect yourself. That’s the message, Maytubby said. Wear insect repellent and take precautions to lower your risk of being bitten.
Tags: Metro, Aedes aegypti, altus, birth defects, Caribbean, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Central America, city, diagnosis, epidemiology, Florida, health, jackson county, mosquito, oklahoma, Oklahoma City, oklahoma city county health department, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma State University, olympics, prevention, rio, sexually transmitted infections, south america, symptoms, tinker, Tinker Air Force Base, travel, west nile, zika
Rate of tobacco sales to minors continues to climb
Tags: State, ABLE Commission, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Earl Ridge Institute, Jeff Dismukes, Mike Synar, ODMH, Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, smoking, Students Working Against Tobacco, Synar, Tanya Henson, Terri White, Tobacco
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