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May 25, 2013
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Funeral services held for Moore tornado victims

Graduation ceremonies for area high school seniors were held at the same time as some of the funerals.

Moore Tornado 2013: Find all the coverage from the Moore tornado, including photo slideshows and a video from the World's award winning photographers.
Fallin signs bill to aid tornado recovery
How to help those affected by the Moore tornado

 
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Ricketts, Sooners win emotional Super Regional game with sister of tornado victim in dugout

You bet Casey Angle had a favorite part of Friday night's softball game.

 
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Clary Sage College forms franchise division

By the end of summer, anyone seeking a new salon and spa experience will be able to walk into Clary Sage Salon & Spa in Broken Arrow.

 
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We have two pair of Paul McCartney tickets to give away. Want 'em?

Here’s your (two) chance(s) to win one of two pairs of tickets to see Paul McCartney perform May 30 at the BOK Center.

 
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House passes measure to 'quarantine' Insure Oklahoma — after Senate adjourns   5/24/2013

Earlier this week, Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon refused to allow a proposed law to extend the program after its Dec. 31 end for 9,000 Oklahomans, saying, “I don’t believe providing health insurance is a proper or efficient function of government.”
St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin

St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin   5/23/2013

Tulsa's St. John Health System is 'restructuring its workforce' because of changes in medical financing, including Gov. Mary Fallin's decision not to allow Medicaid expansion in the state, according to a statement from the medical center Wednesday.

St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid   5/22/2013

The Affordable Care Act -- also known as 'Obamacare' -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help fund expansion of Medicaid, but the state's decision not to accept the Medicaid funding means 'our state essentially becomes a donor state,' the statement says.

Hearing scheduled in state's challenge to 'Obamacare'   5/21/2013

U.S. District Judge Ronald White has set a June 20 hearing in Oklahoma's challenge to IRS rules to implement so-called 'Obamacare' in the state.

Fifth former patient of Tulsa dentist tests positive for hepatitis B   5/17/2013

One more former patient of Tulsa oral surgeon Dr. W. Scott Harrington has tested positive for hepatitis B, and officials say they're doing what they can to notify anyone else who might have been affected.

Another former Harrington patient tests positive for hepatitis B   5/16/2013

As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, testing results were in for 3,899 people.
Monte Cassino youngsters hold coin drive for disorder affecting classmates

Monte Cassino youngsters hold coin drive for disorder affecting classmates   5/16/2013

Students from Monte Cassino's early childhood learning center and elementary school took turns emptying bags and jars full of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters into a counting machine Wednesday at the private Catholic school.
Report says Oklahomans wasted $5.3 billion in medications in 2012

Report says Oklahomans wasted $5.3 billion in medications in 2012   5/14/2013

Oklahomans wasted more than $5 billion last year on bad decisions relating to medication, according to a recent report.
Jenks mom helps son endure chemo, amputation

Jenks mom helps son endure chemo, amputation   5/12/2013

Listening to a doctor explain the diagnosis, Kimberly Hedrick could look through a glass door and see her two boys playing in the waiting room.
Hospitalized Wilburton man has no home to go home to

Hospitalized Wilburton man has no home to go home to   5/11/2013

Joe Garrison would like to pick up the pieces.
Alternate Medicaid funding bill sidelined for the rest of session

Alternate Medicaid funding bill sidelined for the rest of session   5/10/2013

Senate Bill 640 - which seeks to bring 'Obamacare' Medicaid money to the state without objectionable federal rules - will not be considered by the Oklahoma Legislature this year, Senate President Pro Tem Brian Bingman said Thursday.

Oklahoma's alternative to 'Obamacare' unlikely before January 2015, consultant says   5/10/2013

The 'Oklahoma Plan' alternative to 'Obamacare' surely won't be ready to go in effect before the beginning of 2015, a consultant told the state's Medicaid oversight board Thursday.

More patients of former Tulsa dentist test positive for dieases   5/10/2013

One more former patient of Tulsa oral surgeon Dr. W. Scott Harrington has tested positive for hepatitis C, bringing the total number of positive results to 70, and at least one more tested positive for HIV, according to the Tulsa City-County Health Department.
Another dental patient tests positive for hepatitis C

Another dental patient tests positive for hepatitis C   5/9/2013

Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris issued a statement Thursday saying the investigation is ongoing and will eventually be reviewed for potential criminal charges.
Oklahoma hospital charges vary vastly for the most common procedures

Oklahoma hospital charges vary vastly for the most common procedures   5/9/2013

The average amount Oklahoma hospitals charge for the most common procedures varies vastly, from $5,503 for a knee replacement at a hospital in Ada to $93,720 for the same procedure at a Durant hospital, according to a Tulsa World analysis of federal data released Wednesday.
Insure Oklahoma to lose federal funding unless it conforms to 'Obamacare'

Insure Oklahoma to lose federal funding unless it conforms to 'Obamacare'   5/9/2013

Federal officials say they won't continue to help pay for the Insure Oklahoma program unless the state agrees to changes to make it conform with 'Obamacare.'

Study: Fish oil won't help prevent heart attacks   5/9/2013

Eating fish is good for your heart, but taking fish oil capsules doesn't help people at high risk of heart problems who already take medicines to prevent them, a large study in Italy found.

Guthrie Green to host health, fitness event Saturday   5/9/2013

An event that's being dubbed a 'celebration of health and fitness' will be at Guthrie Green on Saturday.

Insure Oklahoma program in danger if changes aren't made, officials say   5/8/2013

'This is the latest bad news in the ongoing train wreck that is the Affordable Care Act,' Gov. Mary Fallin said in response to a Tuesday letter from the federal director of the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Art Bike Tulsa pieces support MS awareness   5/7/2013

This year’s pieces will go on display at the Tulsa International Airport from June through September.

More Oklahomans are falling into the deadly grip of heroin   5/7/2013

“I was vulnerable. I went for it and it took me over. It consumed my life.”

TU's research on nightmares proving promising   5/7/2013

A researcher with the University of Tulsa has developed a treatment that is helping people who suffer from nightmares after a traumatic event.
Gift of a lifetime

Gift of a lifetime   5/6/2013

The more people donate blood, the better chance 6-year-old Joseph Newport has of living as long and full a life as possible.
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