Although screenings and treatments have improved, colon cancer remains the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. To improve that statistic, a researcher at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine has been awarded a $2.3 million grant to look at the disease through an innovative lens: how bacteria in the colon may trigger the development of cancer.

John P. Zubialde, M.D., named executive dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.

Edmond man receives life-saving treatment after car crash.

Sharukh S. Khajotia, B.D.S., Ph.D., receives grant from the National Institutes of Health to further investigations into decay and tooth-colored fillings.