Health Alabama overdose deaths fall 46 percent as opioid response expands Alabama overdose deaths fell 46 percent over two years as state agencies and stakeholders expand prevention, treatment and recovery efforts. Mary Claire Wooten5 days ago
Health Alabama starts new year with COVID surge as schools prepare to reopen Alabama had a record number of cases last week, a record-high positivity rate and hospitalizations doubled in just more than a week. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 3, 2022
Health Alabama hits second day of record high COVID positivity rate Alabama’s seven-day average of daily percent of COVID tests that are positive reached 31.4 percent on Thursday. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 31, 2021
Health Alabama’s COVID positive rate reaches record high as hospitalizations increase COVID hospitalizations in Alabama on Wednesday reached 720, an 89 percent increase over two weeks. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 30, 2021
Health CDC shortens recommended quarantine window for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients The CDC said the reduced timeline reflects the latest science on infection times with the spread of the omicron variant. StaffDecember 29, 2021
Health COVID rising across Alabama The percentage of COVID tests in Alabama that are positive reached 18.2 percent on Sunday. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 28, 2021
Health Alabama’s positivity rate rising sharply as cases begin to increase Alabama's percent of tests that are positive increased by 76 percent over two weeks. New cases and hospitalizations are rising as well. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2021
Health Feds pause shipments of two monoclonal antibody treatments, ineffective against omicron The drugs were critical in preventing hospitalizations and deaths during the delta surge. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2021
Health FDA approves second antiviral COVID pill Merck’s drug, molnupiravir, was found to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by 30 percent, while Pfizer's antiviral pill had a nearly 90 percent reduction. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 24, 2021
Health Lawmaker says COVID vaccine exemption forms “working exactly as they should” More than 30,000 forms have been downloaded and only 31 have been appealed, according to the law's sponsor Sen. Chris Elliot, R-Fairhope. Jacob HolmesDecember 24, 2021
Health Studies: Omicron less severe, but still dangerous A pair of studies from Britain found fewer hospitalizations associated with the omicron variant but noted spread was much faster. Josh MoonDecember 22, 2021