Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds from a cochlear implant aren’t as clear as natural hearing, making it harder for children to connect the way they move their mouths with the sounds they hear.

In nuclear medicine, Miriam Lusby discovered a career path that suits her skills and allows her to provide comfort and reassurance to patients. Now, the University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health student has been recognized nationally for her dedication. She is one of only 11 students across the country to receive the Paul Cole Student Technologist Scholarship.

A new study from the University of Oklahoma reveals how a little-understood protein, CD82, contributes to blood vessel leakage, a process that initiates inflammation but becomes dangerous when it occurs during severe inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID-19. The findings, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, could open the door to new therapies aimed at protecting patients from multi-organ failure and death in severe and systemic inflammation.

Nearly 600 alumni, faculty, students and friends gathered on Sept. 4 at the Omni Oklahoma City Downtown Hotel for the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine’s Evening of Excellence. The annual gala was especially meaningful this year as the college celebrated its 125th anniversary and inducted four extraordinary leaders into its Hall of Fame.

Researchers from the University of Oklahoma Health Campus have published an article and podcast in the New England Journal of Medicine describing a novel care coordination and communication program and its potential for helping Indigenous people access the lifesaving cancer care that they need.