Health

Stories about health and impacts on health across Oklahoma.

Senate puts kibosh on Aug. 25 Medicaid election plan

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for April 15, 2026

Apr 15, 2026

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6 min read

An Oklahoma father’s grief becomes a fight for change

Leo's Law has passed committee in the Oklahoma legislature and will soon be up for a floor vote

Mar 15, 2026

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5 min read

Why Oklahoma is the only state hiding county-level measles data

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for January 7, 2026

Jan 7, 2026

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12 min read

Who controls medical parole in Oklahoma? The AG says it’s not the parole board

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for January 3, 2026

Jan 3, 2026

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8 min read

Freshman lawmaker’s 'Save Oklahoma' plan gains statewide political backing

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for December 30, 2025

Dec 30, 2025

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10 min read

Dozens of Oklahoma audits are stuck in limbo — here’s why

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for December 29, 2025

Dec 29, 2025

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9 min read

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority awarded $120M to start expansion

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for December 10, 2025

Dec 10, 2025

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10 min read

The Oklahoma tax credit few families know about — and why schools want you to use it

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for December 9, 2025

Dec 9, 2025

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11 min read

Examining competition in Oklahoma’s home insurance market and how Realtors can help

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 24, 2025

Nov 24, 2025

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14 min read

A wild week in Washington: Epstein vote, military warnings, and the affordability squeeze | Oklahoma Memo Saturday

These are the best conversations and the best reads in Oklahoma news for the week ending Nov. 22, 2025

Nov 22, 2025

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10 min read

State leaders push back on insurance commissioner’s ‘competitive market’ stance

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 21, 2025

Nov 21, 2025

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15 min read

Election results + Oklahoma board reconsiders raises for top state officeholders

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 19, 2025

Nov 19, 2025

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14 min read

Like a 'buried body’: Oil waste fumes choke Oklahoma town, residents demand answers

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for November 4, 2025

Nov 4, 2025

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12 min read

The Frontier: Oklahoma regulators failed to stop toxic wastewater leaking from oil fields

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 30, 2025

Oct 30, 2025

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13 min read

Food aid cliff: 500,000 Oklahomans face losing SNAP support as deadline nears

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 22, 2025

Oct 22, 2025

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13 min read

OG&E wants you to pay for the construction of new projects

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 17, 2025

Oct 17, 2025

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11 min read

Oklahoma Mental Health Department needs $20M in more funding

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 13, 2025

Oct 13, 2025

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15 min read

New Oklahoma City facility to serve those too ill for homeless shelters

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for October 6, 2025

Oct 6, 2025

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9 min read

Removing fluoride from Oklahoma water would skyrocket dental costs, report says

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for Sept. 29, 2025

Sep 29, 2025

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9 min read

Court rejects GOP challenge, open primary plan can gather signatures

This is your daily Oklahoma news recap for Sept. 17, 2025

Sep 17, 2025

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13 min read

5 things to know about the Tulsa office of health and well-being — and 5 candidates have filed for lieutenant governor in Oklahoma

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for August 21, 2025

Aug 21, 2025

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13 min read

Stitt's order to block Medicaid funds for ‘abortion-affiliated providers’ — and protests against Trump administration held in OKC, Tulsa

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for August 4, 2025

Aug 4, 2025

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11 min read

What Trump’s megabill means for Oklahoma hospitals and Medicaid recipients — EPA report debunks chemtrails

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for July 14, 2025

Jul 14, 2025

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12 min read

Lawmakers push to make healthier food more accessible to tribes — and how you can support families impacted by the deadly Texas flood

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for July 7, 2025

Jul 7, 2025

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10 min read

Medicaid cuts could have a big impact on rural hospitals — and our list of fireworks, Independence Day celebrations across Oklahoma

This is your 5-minute round-up of Oklahoma news for June 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

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16 min read