OU Diabetes Researcher Identifies Potential New Target for Type 2 Diabetes

New Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Director Brings Translational Research Program to State A protein called Miro1 found at elevated levels in the skeletal muscle of people with type 2 diabetes may contribute to insulin resistance, potentially making it a target for future treatments that help the body...

OU mHealth Project Aims to Address Native Americans’ Pain Disparity

Funded by a $3.4 million NIH grant, the first-of-its-kind app will support chronic pain sufferers through psychological and behavioral interventions Nearly one in three Native Americans live with chronic pain, more than any other segment of the U.S. population. But providing in-person relief has long been complicated by financial and geographic barriers. A...

OU Researchers Develop Digital Program to Help Oklahomans Prevent Diabetes

One in eight Oklahomans has type 2 diabetes, and an estimated one-third of the state’s adult population has undiagnosed prediabetes. University of Oklahoma researchers are developing a digital outreach program...

OU College of Medicine researcher named 2026 AAIP Physician of the Year

A leader in improving Native American health outcomes, Dorothy A. Rhoades, M.D., M.P.H., has been named the 2026 Physician of the Year by the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP).

Residents Honored With Lloyd Rader Award

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has honored two residents with the Lloyd Rader Award, which recognizes outstanding clinical and research achievements in residency. Named for the director of the...
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