New CDC data from last school year shows Oklahoma kindergartens are seeing more students with vaccine exemptions. Most were non-medical, representing 7.2% of Oklahoma kindergartners.
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Tulsans have until the end of August to enroll in EMSAcare. Here’s what’s changing.
EMSAcare covers out-of-pocket costs associated with EMSA emergency services, including ambulance transports. The deadline to opt in or out of the program is Aug. 31.
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This neighborhood group is urging Black Tulsans to talk about mental health
Northside Neighbors wants to normalize conversations about mental health. Over the next five months, its campaign will feature in-person events and social media callouts.
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Seniors connect with friends new and old at Tulsa’s Cherokee Nation community center
Cherokee Nation opened its north Tulsa community center in February. Its elder nutrition program is feeding tribal citizens over the age of 50 and their spouses for free.
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New Tulsa recovery house wants to ‘be that bridge’ for people seeking sobriety
Thrive Transitional Housing says tenants at its new sober living house will be more than a “head in a bed” as they get connected with employment, transportation and mental health services.
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‘Nobody should be alone’: Doula brings holistic birthing wellness center to north Tulsa
Rose Hurd remembers feeling alone and uninformed when she gave birth at age 16. That moment would eventually lead her to open With Love Births.
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Marijuana testing hampered by lack of consistency, lab shopping
Oklahoma’s medical marijuana testing system faces questions about inconsistent laboratory results, lab shopping for favorable potency numbers and whether the state’s pesticide screening panel tests for enough compounds to protect patients. A state quality assurance laboratory authorized in 2023 is still not fully accredited three years later.
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Tulsa, Cherokee Nation partner to increase healthcare access, lung cancer screening
The agreement signed Wednesday provides $375,000 over the next three years to help Tulsa’s Office of Health and Well-being with its outreach efforts.
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Medicaid cuts could further strain rural health care in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Medical Association warns funding reductions could lead to more hospital closures, physician shortages and health care deserts.
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This program has kept thousands of Tulsa mothers and infants alive. It’s facing a funding death.
Tulsa officials are sounding the alarm about federal funding threats to Healthy Start, which has improved Oklahoma’s infant mortality rate over the past three decades.
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Rejected for Oklahoma funding, an anti-abortion group helped rewrite state law
The Texas-based nonprofit Human Coalition lobbies for anti-abortion programs and gets millions of dollars in funding from other states.
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Tulsans living with tumors, rare disorder want to erase stigma
After living with Neurofibromatosis 1 for most of their lives, these Tulsans are hoping to draw more attention to the disorder in hopes of finding a cure.