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Oklahoma marijuana authority issues first recall

BY PAUL MONIES -- Oklahoma Watch
05/24/20 10:00
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative stories on important issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to oklahomawatch.org. COURTESY
Products from manufacturer Moon Mix LLC tested for higher-than-allowed amounts of pesticide in vape cartridges and mints.
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Why more women than men contract coronavirus

BY PAUL MONIES -- Oklahoma Watch
05/22/20 12:30
Medical staff on May 8 prepare to swab another patient being tested for COVID-19 at an Oklahoma City site. Most of staff working at the site were women. WHITNEY BRYEN/OKLAHOMA WATCH
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative stories on important issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to oklahomawatch.org. COURTESY
Women, who make up just over half of Oklahoma’s population, account for nearly 54 percent of its confirmed cases.
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Health Services tightens visitation policy at its facilities

BY STAFF REPORTS --
05/19/20 13:00
In response to the pandemic, no visitors will be allowed to accompany or visit patients at Health Services facilities except under certain circumstances.
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COVID-19 vaccine could meet resistance in Oklahoma

BY KATHRYN MCNUTT -- Oklahoma Watch
05/19/20 10:00
In states such as Oklahoma, efforts to require and promote a COVID-19 vaccine could run into strong headwinds because of anti-vaccine activists. OKLAHOMA WATCH
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative stories on important issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to oklahomawatch.org. COURTESY
In states such as Oklahoma, efforts to require and promote a COVID-19 vaccine could run into strong headwinds because of anti-vaccine activists.
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Stewart works virus frontlines in New Jersey

BY LINDSEY BARK -- Reporter
05/15/20 14:30
Cherokee Nation citizen Rodney Stewart wears his personal protective equipment while working in April at the Pascack Valley Medical Center in New Jersey. Stewart works as a registered nurse at Hillcrest Hospital Pryor (Oklahoma) and was sent to New Jersey as shared staff to help with the COVID-19 pandemic. COURTESY
Cherokee Nation citizen Rodney Stewart, center, in a family photo with his wife Brandi and his three children Ty, Chloe and Heath. COURTESY
Rodney Stewart goes to New Jersey to work at a sister hospital as shared staff during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health continues care amid pandemic

BY MARK DREADFULWATER -- Digital Media Coordinator – @cp_mdreadfulwat
05/13/20 10:30
Studies show mental health is as important as ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too soon

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS --
05/12/20 17:30
A health-care worker collects a swab sample to be tested with the Coronavirus at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The European Parliament offered its Strasbourg facilities to local health authorities to use as a massive virus testing center, as part of broader EU efforts to help member countries fight the pandemic. Local authorities say the parliament site will test up to 2,000 people a day. The eastern French region around Strasbourg was France’s first major virus hotspot, and its overwhelmed hospitals had to send patients to neighboring countries for treatment. JEAN-FRANCOIS BADIAS/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony comes as President Donald Trump praises states that are reopening after the prolonged lockdown aimed at controlling the virus’s spread.
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Hoskin gains temporary contract power; states ease coronavirus guidelines

BY D. SEAN ROWLEY -- Senior Reporter
05/12/20 8:30
Sunni Wilson, a Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center senior lab technologist, works with the tribe’s rapid testing equipment for the most critical COVID-19 patients. COURTESY
Health professionals suggest continued public use of masks and social distancing to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
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FDA allows emergency use of drug for coronavirus

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS --
05/04/20 14:30
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster
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Coronavirus tests surge, still fall short of recommendations

BY TREVOR BROWN -- Oklahoma Watch
05/04/20 13:00
A nurse who performs nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing puts on a second layer of gloves at the Chickasaw Nation Purcell Health Clinic. WHITNEY BRYEN/OKLAHOMA WATCH
Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that produces in-depth and investigative stories on important issues facing the state. For more Oklahoma Watch content, go to oklahomawatch.org. COURTESY
States should aim to achieve 30 tests per 1,000 residents a month. Oklahoma is among 37 states that have failed to meet this goal.
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Champions of Health Awards accepting health heroes nominations

BY STAFF REPORTS --
05/04/20 10:00
Since 2004, the Champions of Health awards program has honored those working to positively change the health status of Oklahomans through unique and innovative programs.
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Schools turn to distance learning amid pandemic

CHAD HUNTER

04/14/20 10:00

With prom cancelled, a graduation date is uncertain at Sequoyah High School. ...

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Why playtime matters more than ever right now

STATEPOINT MEDIA

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Play not only sparks joy, but has numerous benefits for kids and parents alike. ...

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Native Americans put digital spin on traditions amid virus

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Tribal Council Speaker Joe Byrd hopes to secure one of four top National Congress of American Indian positions. ...

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