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Mid-Air Miracle: OSU-COM alumnus saves life during flight

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus Dr. TJ Trad was returning from a medical mission trip to Uganda in April 2025 when he responded to the call for a doctor about three hours into his flight because a male passenger was
Mid-Air Miracle: OSU-COM alumnus saves life during flight
Mid-Air Miracle: OSU-COM alumnus saves life during flight

Fri, Sep 19, 2025

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus Dr. TJ Trad was returning from a medical mission trip to Uganda in April 2025 when he responded to the call for a doctor about three hours into his flight because a male passenger was

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Addressing Addiction

Fri, Nov 1, 2019

The nationwide opioid crisis has definitely made it to Oklahoma — and the National Center for Wellness & Recovery at OSU Medicine is leading the battle against it.

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OSU drone research partnership aims to improve emergency responses

Mon, Sep 9, 2019

When storms knock out roads and bridges, one of the biggest challenges for emergency managers is getting supplies into the affected areas. New research at Oklahoma State University is looking to meet that challenge through the air.

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Medication collection program aims to combat opioid crisis in Oklahoma

Mon, Jan 28, 2019

Palace Drug, a locally owned pharmacy in Cleveland, Oklahoma, has become the first pharmacy to join forces with Oklahoma State University's Prevention Programs (OSUPP), the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) and Covanta Environmental Solutions to

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$11.1 million for OSU pioneering respiratory disease research

Mon, Aug 20, 2018

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $11.1 million to a major biomedical research center at Oklahoma State University to continue the work of more than 60 scientists from three research institutions in the state. OSU's Oklahoma Center

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Healing from the Heart

Tue, May 1, 2018

Jawad Trad takes his alma mater's focus on service to heart, first as a surgeon and then as a humanitarian.

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