Class of 1976 Practical Nursing graduates return to Meridian Technology Center
STILLWATER, Okla. – What started with a simple Facebook post ended with a reunion nearly a half-century in the making. In July, Claudia Gates-Lentz…
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Podcast: Chamber Vibes with Mercy Hospital Logan County’s Bobby Stitt
In this episode of the Chamber Vibes Podcast, host Brittany Timmons sits down with the Administrator of Mercy Hospital Logan County. The two discuss all…
Health officials urge public to recognize symptoms, seek testing after increase in Syphilis cases statewide
OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are working to reverse a sharp increase in syphilis infections across the state by…
OSDH warns of salmonella outbreak linked to Jif brand peanut butter
OKLAHOMA CITY – On May 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a Salmonella outbreak linked to Jif brand peanut butter that was…
House Republicans advance comprehensive medical marijuana policy package
Bills will stop illegal marijuana grows, improve product safety and health OKLAHOMA CITY – Following the largest single day illegal marijuana bust in state history last…
Mammogram Legislation Passes Committee
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill that requires insurance companies to cover expenses of a basic exam vital to women’s health unanimously passed the Appropriations and…
Free at-home COVID-19 tests to ship by U.S. Postal Service
The United States Postal service announced that COVID-19 testing kits can be mailed directly to homes beginning on Tuesday. An order of four at-home tests…
CDC, ACIP approved Pfizer boosters for kids ages 12 to 15
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and CDC have cleared the way to expand booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine for…
OSDH: COVID-19 variants in Oklahoma mix of omicron and delta
OKLAHOMA CITY –Variant sequencing at the OSDH Public Health (PHL) lab of most recent specimens from over the holidays shows a mix of omicron (57%) and delta (43%). This surveillance data is important to providers and the public…
CDC recommends travelers avoid cruise ships amid COVID-19 increase
If you have a cruise planned, or thinking about taking a cruise vacation, you will need to know the new recommending guidelines by the Centers…
Mercy Hospital announces changes to visitor policy following uptick in COVID cases
Mercy Hospital officials announced changes to their visitor policy that will go into effect Monday, Jan. 3, because of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases…
Guthrie Public Schools to resume offering COVID testing
Beginning Monday, December 13th, Guthrie Public Schools will once again partner with Total Wellness to host a testing hub available for GPS staff members, students,…
Rep. Pfeiffer: Oklahoma stops Biden vaccine mandates for health care workers
Oklahoma secured an important victory against President Biden’s overreach recently when a federal district court granted an injunction halting the administration’s vaccine mandates for health…
Lance Frye, M.D. resigns as Commissioner of Health
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announces today the resignation of Commissioner Lance Frye, M.D. Frye began his time at the…
Logan County Health Department releases COVID-19 third dose information
The Logan County Health Department is accepting appointments to receive an addition dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for those whose immune systems are compromised moderately…
OSDH offers tips for a safe mosquito season
OKLAHOMA CITY – Mosquito season has arrived, and the Oklahoma State Department of Health is offering tips to help avoid ailments spread by the insects….
DEQ issues air quality health advisory for Logan County
The Department of Environmental Quality advised five counties, including Logan County, an Air Quality Health Advisory on Wednesday. DEQ says the air quality in the…
Watch: Oklahoma announces Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence; public health lab moved
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Health, in partnership with Governor Kevin Stitt and federal, state and private industry leadership, announced today by…
Flu vaccine available starting Oct. 1
OKLAHOMA CITY – Local county health departments and other health care providers in Oklahoma will begin offering seasonal flu vaccinations on Thursday, Oct. 1. Almost…
OSDH to provide COVID-19 testing for teachers, support staff
Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), in partnership with the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), has developed a plan as…