Catherine Sweeney
Health ReporterCatherine Sweeney joined StateImpact Oklahoma in July 2020, focusing on health reporting.
She grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma State University. Catherine has covered local, state and federal government for outlets in Oklahoma, Colorado and Washington, D.C.
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A nationwide COVID-19 vaccine trial is headed to Oklahoma. -
KOSU is covering the coronavirus in Oklahoma and how it's affecting our lives. Bookmark this page for the latest updates.
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Oklahoma's COVID-19 situation has vastly improved in recent weeks. All of the state's COVID-19 figures — including hospitalizations, new cases and test positivity rates — are trending down.
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Overwhelmed emergency rooms might be getting the spotlight during the pandemic, but Oklahoma's urgent care centers are experiencing a similar strain.
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The White House is advising seniors over 65 and those with compromised immunities to get a third Pfizer dose.
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Any Oklahoman looking for a COVID-19 test recently can tell you the search is tough, but it’s about to get a little easier.
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Financial struggles, family separation and other problems created even more risk factors for the state's physicians.
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School is in session across Oklahoma, even as the pandemic continues to rage and the Delta variant impacts more and more children. Disruptions are already occurring.
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Four of the state's major hospital systems pledged to share their own ICU capacity data.
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About every other person in Oklahoma can't get dental insurance. Nonprofits scramble to fill in the gaps, caring for people who come in with broken teeth, painful abscesses and worse.
