Jillian Taylor
StateImpact Oklahoma: Health ReporterJillian Taylor has been StateImpact Oklahoma's health reporter since August 2023.
Previously, Jillian was an intern at The Frontier and Tulsa World. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in diversity studies. While at OU, Jillian served as editor-in-chief of the OU Daily.
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New data shows Tulsa County’s teen birth rate has declined by 67% from 2009 to 2022.
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Lawsuits against opioid distributors have materialized into an initial payout of $23 million in grants public bodies can apply for to support treatment and prevention.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed an injunction against the Biden Administration to avoid losing an additional year of Title X family planning funds.
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Oklahoma’s total abortion ban doesn’t allow exceptions for rape, and a new paper shows an estimate of how many pregnancies have resulted from rape in the state from July 1, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2024.
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Oklahoma is among 10 states in the U.S. where more than two-thirds of rural hospitals lack labor and delivery services, according to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.
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Oklahoma is declining to participate in a federal summer food program.
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Parent Promise has three registered nurses with caseloads of about 25 each.
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Select SoonerCare members can now choose between two dental plans that will begin coverage on Feb. 1.
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In Oklahoma, some kids get sex education through their church because the state doesn't require the subject to be taught in public schools.
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Drummond’s lawsuit seeks to restore Title X funding.