The tax and spending bill the U.S. House approved last week targets a strategy states have used to boost the Medicaid dollars they get from the federal government. The measure would cap or freeze the ...

Although it is natural to notice a decrease in your sense of balance starting in your 50s, you should not consider a severe loss of balance to be an inevitability of old age that you must passively ac...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has announced awardees for Certified Healthy Oklahoma, a public health initiative recognizing organizations that implement best practices and policies th...

If you’re living with Type 2 diabetes, struggling with insulin resistance or simply looking to improve your overall health, the Diabetes Undone program offers a valuable opportunity to take charge of ...

In working with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), the Cherokee Nation was notified of a case of measles within the Cherokee Nation Reservation that was confirmed on April 24. Cherokee Na...

The Roland Chamber of Commerce joined leaders from Mercy Hospital Fort Smith for a ribbon cutting on April 8, welcoming the newest primary Mercy Clinic to Roland. The new business will bring patient c...

Ongoing measles outbreaks across the country have many families, pediatricians and public health experts concerned. Most of the people who have gotten sick, including a child who died in Texas, were n...

The Sequoyah County Health Department is gearing up for its second annual Flutter Fest, a fun and family-friendly event that will take place in Marble City at the Community Center, 111 Main St., on Ap...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s top insurance official warned that health insurance premiums could see “substantial increases” next year if federal subsidies for the Affordable Care Act aren’t extended. “A...

WASHINGTON — Americans living in rural communities throughout the country could see their access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or significantly reduces its feder...

With the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has been on high alert, monitoring the situation in Oklahoma. This week, the OSDH is reporting...

OKLAHOMA CITY — As the number of measles cases in the state grew by two, health officials for the first time have publicly identified possible exposure sites in Owasso and Claremore. The State Departm...

OKLAHOMA CITY — State health officials on Tuesday said they’ve confirmed the first two cases of measles in Oklahoma amid an ongoing outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. But Oklahoma State Health Departme...

Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce president Zack Schaefer presented a membership plaque to Loida Haffener Salmond, American Red Cross executive director for the South Central-Southeast Oklahoma region and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Health and well-being in Oklahoma remain the 47th worst in the nation, according to an annual study released Tuesday. The state ranked in the bottom five in nearly all of the 2024 Amer...

Kassandra Briggs, Health Educator with the Sequoyah County Health Department, recently visited Storytime at Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library to teach about emotions and stress.

Health care providers from Baptist Health-Fort Smith and Baptist Health Neuroscience Center-Fort Smith will host monthly support group meetings for stroke survivors and their caregivers in 2025. Each ...

Animal health specialists with Oklahoma State University Extension caution poultry producers to protect their flocks after Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a commercial operat...

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in ...

The Northeastern Health System Sequoyah nursing staff, joined by doctors and staff, turned out last week to show their support for 34-year-old Macy Moseley (front, third from right), a LPN who is batt...