women's health

Experts say the moderate gains in maternal mental health could be impacted by proposed cuts to Medicaid at the federal level.

Most women in the Oklahoma legislature denounced the governor's veto in a statement.

The bill would have expanded insurance coverage for breast cancer imaging and advanced diagnostic tests.

Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.

The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.

A new group hopes to educate Oklahomans on the continued impacts of the state's near-total abortion ban.

GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.

Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.

On the first day of extensive floor work, lawmakers in both chambers passed measures across the Oklahoma Capitol rotunda at a breakneck speed. Dozens of bills were considered Monday. All of them passed.

This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on the swearing in of Tulsa mayor Monroe Nichols, how 'medical gaslighting' affects patients, a discussion on Black rodeo culture and more.