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 University of Oklahoma mHealth initiative seeks to reduce this pain imbalance.

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 to help people understand their risk and connect with resources to help prevent the disease.

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).

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 Oklahoma Department of Human Services from 1951 to 1982, the award comes with a $500 cash prize.

Falls occurring inside the home are one of the most critical health threats facing older adults, impacting an estimated 14 million Americans each year – a risk estimated to be two to three times higher for the 7.4 million people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.