In a year of increasing inflation, more people plan to give cash over a traditional present this holiday season, according to a new survey from MassMutual.It is all the more reason for Oklahomans with disabilities to open a STABLE Account, if they do not already have one. A STABLE account is…
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Announcement of the hiring of well-known Rheumatologist is the capstone for a story of rising after tragedy for a respected medical clinic and the health professionals who work there.
November sheds light on a segment of Oklahoma’s population that largely remains unseen: parent caregivers. National Family Caregivers Month offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers, which is certainly needed acros…
Oklahoma City – The office of Governor Kevin Stitt issued a press release with a statement after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) approved adding the COVID-19 vaccine to childhood immunization schedules. “Regardle…
Oklahoma City — Hope is one of the strongest predictors of well-being for children with traumatic experiences and for the adults who serve them, according to organizers of upcoming "summit" meetings in Tulsa and the Oklahoma City area. That’s why "Hope Rising Oklahoma" is hosting two events …
The symptoms of my daughter’s disease had become very apparent. Her bones had become stiff and she walked with a strange gait. She had a head tick with a strange flaying of her arms. All of this was involuntary moments over which she had no control. She was still able with my help to stay on…
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, and Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, recently introduced House Resolution 9125, the Safe Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence Act.
Silver Spring, Maryland, via Newswire.com -- The Youth Mental Health Project (YMHP), a national nonprofit dedicated to addressing the mental health crisis among young people, will offer a free online screening of 'No Letting Go' on October 26, 2022 at 7 p.m. (Eastern Time, 6 p.m. Central Tim…
It would seem the most religious, political, and moral issue facing mankind is the issue on abortion. The great dilemma.In the political arena the abortion issue has been batted back and forth for years. This year, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 1973 Roe vs Wade ruling, which had ruled…
President Joe Biden, the nominal head of the Democratic Party, is 79. But he increasingly acts and sounds 89.
Governor Kevin Stitt has signed legislation that blocks certain funding to Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health if the facility provides puberty blockers or performs transgender surgeries on youth. “By signing this bill today, we are taking the first step to protect children from perman…
On Tuesday (October 4), Governor Kevin Stitt celebrated the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OKDMHAS) new mental health campaign “Ask For Backup”; a suicide prevention initiative aimed at creating conversation about mental health and trauma in the law enforc…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University officials this week announced interim nursing Dean Gina Crawford has been appointed as the full-time dean of the university’s Kramer School of Nursing. The selection follows a nationwide search.
Washington, D.C. — Representative Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma City, joined Representative Mike Rogers, R-Alaska, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and fellow HASC Republicans in seeking answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the Department of Defense’s (D…
Washington, D.C. -- Americans who notice that hospitals and health insurance carriers collude to take advantage of patients are responding to this arrangement by deciding to join a Health Care Sharing Ministry.
Oklahoma City -- The CARE Center, Oklahoma County’s Child Advocacy Center, is hosting their annual luncheon at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club on Tuesday, October 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Oklahoma parents, especially those with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, have long known that there is a caregiving crisis in our state and across the nation. Lately the signs are even more glaring that we have a major problem in Oklahoma. In September, O…
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small on September 27 praised state lawmakers’ efforts to protect children from being subjected to medically dubious “transgender” procedures with lifelong impact. “There is growing evidence that so-called transgender treatments cause lon…
Oklahoma City – Rep. Kevin West, R-Oklahoma City, on Monday (September 26) expressed his support for special session legislation restricting improper gender reassignment medical treatment at OU Children's Hospital and predicted a statewide restriction will be considered in regular session. I…
Oklahoma City -- This week, the Oklahoma Council for Child Advocacy (OICA) announced that Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor Leslie Osborn will be keynote speaker for the group's Fall Forum, scheduled for October 11, 12 And 13. According to a press release sent to The Oklahoma City Sentinel by O…
Oklahoma City – Participating optometric physicians across the state of Oklahoma will be giving complimentary eye exams to those in need as part of the Oklahoma Association of Optometric Physician’s (OAOP) third annual Giving Sight Day. Most participating locations will hold complimentar…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Tuesday that its response to the U.S. infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation's largest formula factory.
OKLAHOMA CITY – There is hopefully good news coming soon for many Oklahoma expectant mothers. The Helping Every Life and Parent -- or H.E.L.P. -- Task Force was convened by the governor to look at ways to support expectant mothers and their babies. The task force unanimously recommended the …
Oklahoma City – Sen. President Pro Tem Greg Treat and Sen. Paul Rosino (R-Oklahoma City) released the following joint statement after the Helping Every Life and Parent (H.E.L.P) Task Force unanimously recommended the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) expand coverage for SoonerCare member…
Oklahoma City – The Legislative Diabetes Caucus is partnering with the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) and Diabetes Solutions of Oklahoma to host a statewide blood drive to raise awareness for diabetes. According to a press release from the Senate communications staff, Caucus co-chairs Senato…
Oklahoma City - Attorney General John O’Connor of Oklahoma has objected to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed Title IX regulations in several formal comment letters. In the proposed regulations, Biden seeks to redefine “sex” for purposes of Title IX to mean “gender identity,” which …
The Helping Every Life and Parent (H.E.L.P) Task Force has unanimously recommended the Oklahoma Health Care Authority expand coverage for SoonerCare members receiving pregnancy and postpartum services. The recommendation came on Tuesday (September 13).
Oklahoma City (September 9, 2022) -— Governor Kevin Stitt announced last Friday the eleven members of the Helping Every Life and Parent (H.E.L.P.) Task Force. Stitt created the H.E.L.P. Task Force by Executive Order 2022-14 which he issued in July 2022. The Task Force’s first meeting was set…
When making day-to-day decisions about where to spend money, most people consider how much a product or service costs and the value it provides.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Democrat vying to oust Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is facing calls from within her own party to fold her campaign, following the publication of additional leaked audio in which she appears to make disparaging remarks about her constituents.
Oklahoma City -- An afternoon of entertainment and activities on the southside of the metro area will be sponsored Sunday (September 11) by Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation, the City Public Schools, Fields & Futures and Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD).
The Santa Fe Family Life Center (SFFLC) celebrates Oklahomans whose philanthropy has served the community in significant and enduring ways each year. The 2022 John F. Kennedy Community Service Awards Gala will take place at 7 p.m., September 20 (a Tuesday) at Oklahoma City’s Omni Hotel. Lim…
Just as thousands of Oklahoma families are celebrating a win with historic state funding for the developmental disabilities waiting list, some of those same families are also experiencing a loss as the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has started pulling back on critical nursing care fo…
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Echoing down the corridors of eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk Perinatal Hospital are the loud cries of tiny Veronika.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The 2022 Green Connections' Annual Prairie and Jazz Dinner will be held on Sunday, September 11 at Harn Homestead, 1721 N. Lincoln Boulevard. The event, which celebrates the beauty and community of life on the prairie, will take place from 6 – 9 p.m.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's government says its population has shrunk for a second year as anti-virus controls hampered the inflow of new workers and births declined, but it made no mention of an exodus of residents following a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement.
Oklahoma City, OK – The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) announced this week that David Ward, Director of Long Term Services and Supports, will join the 2022-23 class of the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). According to a press release from OHCA staff, “ELP is a 10-month leadership prog…
Oklahoma City – The office of Senator James Lankford, R-Oklahoma City, on Friday (August 5) released the latest episode of 'The Breakdown with James Lankford.'
New research hints that even a simple exercise routine just might help older Americans with mild memory problems.
A handful of schools in Oklahoma (and elsewhere) are back in session already, with many more reopening next week and in the rest of August.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Many patients at Manos Juntas Free Clinic are dealing with diabetes. For that reason, Dr. Boyd Shook has created the Manos Juntas Garden right on the clinic property.
Oklahoma families on the developmental disability waiting list know when they can expect to receive support services now that Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has officially released an 18-24 month timeline and process to end the 13-year wait list for Developmental Disability Services (DDS.)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Ukrainian therapist Svitlana Kutsenko thought she was making progress with her patients — army veterans recovering from mental trauma suffered during fighting with Russia in 2014. Then, war erupted again.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Due to a new law recently signed by Governor Kevin Stitt registered voters who are blind, will now be able to vote by electronic absentee ballots in Oklahoma, if they are unable to vote at their precinct polling locations on election day.
Oklahoma City -- This week Attorney General John O’Connor of Oklahoma filed a petition attacking an Obama-era rule which allowed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to rely upon a determination of a “public health emergency” by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the l…
They say that it isn’t paranoia if everyone in the world really is out to get you! The two antivax excuses that I have heard are:1. “The government is going to insert some type of tracking or monitoring device into us.” and2. (The hands down winner because you don’t have to actually …
Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, chairman of the Healthy Future Task Force Subcommittee on Affordability, unveiled the Subcommittee’s solutions to make health care more accessible and affordable alongside Task Force members Rick Allen of Georgia and Victoria Spartz of Indiana.
Oklahoma City, OK – Federal Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has extended the Public Health Emergency’s continuous coverage created in 2020 for certain Medicaid members, effective Friday July 15, 2022. The PHE (Public Health Emergency) extension allows certain Oklahom…
Many pro-life Oklahomans are celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and leave abortion regulation to the states. But all Oklahomans should celebrate the fact that the court did not allow pressure tactics to impact their ruling. If the justices had done otherwis…
Kevin Stitt, chief executive for the State of Oklahoma, announced Monday (July 12) formation of a state government task force – to include representatives of private sector groups – to advance the efforts of Crisis Pregnancy Centers and others already working to support unborn children and t…
Representative Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, praised the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision in the case of 'Dobbs v. Jackson.' The decision, written by Justice Samuel Alito, reversed the controversial 'Roe v. Wade' decision (1972) and restored regulation of abortion policy to the state level.…
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