Health Montgomery psychiatrist named president of Alabama Medical Association Amanda Williams was sworn in as the new president of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. StaffApril 15, 2024
Health Study: COVID-19 infection rates more than double without lockdowns Infection and fatality rates would have been higher without stay-at-home orders, a new UAB study found. Micah DanneyOctober 26, 2020
Health 122,000 Alabamians could lose health coverage if ACA is overturned, study finds President Donald Trump’s administration and 18 states, including Alabama, are asking the country’s highest court to strike down the law. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2020
Health Alabama’s hospitalized COVID-19 patients Sunday at highest number since Sept. 2. It’s a trend that has public health officials and hospital staff concerned that the state may be headed for another surge. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 25, 2020
Health COVID-19 hospitalizations, new cases continue to rise The number of rising hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama is a concerning sign of a possible coming surge of the disease, state health experts... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 23, 2020
Health Alabama’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases continue rise Average daily hospitalizations continue an ongoing increase as cases nationwide surge. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 22, 2020
Health Doug Jones applauds signing of veterans mental health and suicide prevention bill The legislation is aimed at bolstering the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mental health workforce to serve veterans. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 21, 2020
Health AARP’s COVID-19 dashboard shows Alabama nursing home lagging behind national averages In each of five parameters Alabama fared worse than the national average. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 21, 2020
Health At least 248 COVID deaths reported in Alabama in October The cumulative death toll in Alabama has risen by 248 to 2,788 in October and by 124 in the last week alone. Brandon MoseleyOctober 19, 2020
Health Alabama inmate tested positive for COVID-19 after his death Testing data from the department shows there was an outbreak of the disease in the prison around the time he was taken to a... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 16, 2020
Health White House COVID-19 report put Alabama in red zone last week Alabama’s number of new cases last week rose by 14 percent from the previous week, while the number of tests performed statewide dropped by... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 16, 2020