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Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 29, but the veto was overridden by the Republican-dominated House and Senate. It opens health officials to lawsuits over quarantine decisions and removed their authority to ban public gatherings.

About 500 Texans, mostly young unvaccinated children, have contracted the disease. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the West Texas town that has been the epicenter of the outbreak.

Katherine Wells was celebrated early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then public health became a political litmus test.

The Trump administration is withholding tens of millions in federal family planning money, impacting organizations in Oklahoma as of Tuesday.

Oklahoma House lawmakers want to lower Insulin's cost for uninsured Oklahomans with diabetes. One bill that passed the chamber this week partners the state with federally funded nonprofits to accomplish the goal.

Medical disinformation connected to the West Texas measles outbreak has created a new problem. Children are being treated for toxic levels of vitamin A.

In Lubbock, federal grants helped hire workers to help with measles testing, vaccination to combat the outbreak that has spread to 15 counties.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health launched a central location for measles updates on its website, following the identification of four probable measles cases in the state.

During the department’s Senate budget hearing Tuesday, Health and Human Services Chair Paul Rosino said if the money were to return to Oklahoma during this fiscal year, the state’s financial support would be clawed back.

State jail inspectors found hundreds of violations in 2022, ranging from faulty smoke detection systems to raw sewage leaking into cells and common areas.