The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.4 million grant to an Oklahoma City doctor to study type 2 diabetes among youth, particularly Indian youth.
Dr. Kenneth Copeland of the Oklahoma University Children's Physicians will monitor Indian youth ages 10-17 who have the disease. The study will look at development treatment standards.
Health centers of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, the Chickasaw Nation and the Choctaw Nation will participate.
Get the Story:
Study fights toll of Type 2 diabetes
(The Daily Oklahoman 3/16)
pwpwd
Health
Okla. doctor to study diabetes among Indian youth
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Stay Connected
Contact Us
indianz@indianz.com202 630 8439 (THEZ)
Search
Top Stories
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
More Stories
• Agua Caliente Tribe holding election for council slots• Western Shoshone payout bill stalled in House
News Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000