InsideHSC News

Article Search

Study Advances Understanding of Metformin Effects on Fetus, Including Future Risks of Obesity and Diabetes Study Advances Understanding of Metformin Effects on Fetus, Including Future Risks of Obesity and Diabetes

Study Advances Understanding of Metformin Effects on Fetus, Including Future Risks of Obesity and Diabetes

A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology demonstrates that when the diabetes drug metformin is given to the mother during pregnancy, fetus growth is restricted, including a slowed...
$2.3 Million NIH Grant Furthers Research Into Retinopathy of Prematurity $2.3 Million NIH Grant Furthers Research Into Retinopathy of Prematurity

$2.3 Million NIH Grant Furthers Research Into Retinopathy of Prematurity

A University of Oklahoma neonatologist and researcher has earned a five-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further her studies on retinopathy of prematurity, a serious eye disease that...
OU College of Medicine Appoints New Assistant Deans to Lead Graduate Medical Education Program OU College of Medicine Appoints New Assistant Deans to Lead Graduate Medical Education Program

OU College of Medicine Appoints New Assistant Deans to Lead Graduate Medical Education Program

The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has appointed Kristina Booth, Christina Henson and Mubeen Shakir as assistant deans in its Graduate Medical Education program. The expansion of the leadership team will...
OU Leading First-of-Its-Kind National Trial Exploring Potential of Antibiotics for Lowering C-section Rates in Women with Obesity OU Leading First-of-Its-Kind National Trial Exploring Potential of Antibiotics for Lowering C-section Rates in Women with Obesity

OU Leading First-of-Its-Kind National Trial Exploring Potential of Antibiotics for Lowering C-section Rates in Women with Obesity

Pregnant women with obesity face an increased risk of complications, including the need for a cesarean section, which carries its own set of risks. A University of Oklahoma physician-researcher recently earned a $3.1...
Dunn Named Member of Prestigious Neurosurgical Society Dunn Named Member of Prestigious Neurosurgical Society

Dunn Named Member of Prestigious Neurosurgical Society

Ian F. Dunn, M.D., executive dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and professor of neurosurgery, has been named a new member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery, a premier neurosurgical...