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OU Awarded $17 Million NIH Grant to Improve Cancer Outcomes Among Native Americans
Oct. 16, 2024: NIMHD awarded the University of Oklahoma a five-year, $17.2 million grant to partner with tribal nations and communities to improve cancer outcomes. This effort will leverage research strategies to address three priorities identified by tribal communities in Oklahoma: cancer prevention, cancer screening and cancer care coordination.
Oct. 16, 2024: NIMHD awarded the University of Oklahoma a five-year, $17.2 million grant to partner with tribal nations and communities to improve cancer outcomes. This effort will leverage research strategies to address three priorities identified by tribal communities in Oklahoma: cancer prevention, cancer screening and cancer care coordination.
June 28, 2024: In this Language in Medicine Matters series, Dr. Dolly White, program official at NIMHD, addresses how language in professional communications and direct patient conversations can affect care quality and health outcomes.
May 30, 2024: Recent research published in JAMA Network Open reveals a troubling increase in adolescent suicide rates in the U.S., with notable variations in methods and demographic characteristics from 1999–2020.
April 30, 2024: Dr. Pérez-Stable participated in a Q&A with WebMD to discuss the field of health disparities and how his studies aim to improve interventions not only in clinical settings, but across...
April 29, 2024: Adolescent suicides increased by all methods — including firearms — from 1999 to 2020, according to a NIMHD-supported study published in JAMA Network Open.
October 23, 2023: Black Americans attempt to quit smoking more often than their White counterparts but are less likely to succeed, and they pay the health consequences. This knowledge has driven Kevin...
June 26, 2023: Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., shares his thoughts on national priorities for reducing health disparities and opportunities for clinical researchers to help promote health equity.
March 25, 2023: Dr. Jean Nepo Utumatwishima, the first graduate of the NIH-Rwandan Health Program, was appointed as Minister of Youth in Rwanda. In 2017, Dr. Utumatwishima became the first graduate of...
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