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On March 2, the Oklahoma Mothers Milk Bank will celebrate ten years of supporting babies parents with over 1 million ounces of donor milk dispensed since its inception.
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Abortion restrictions, the ongoing opioid crisis and access to mental healthcare are in focus this legislative session. Jillian Taylor is StateImpact Oklahoma’s health reporter, and spoke with managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health and its Office of Primary Care launched a loan repayment program for health professionals working in shortage areas.
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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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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.