Featured Opinion Opinion | There’s nothing “radical” about quality sex education Alabama has the fifth-highest teen pregnancy rate in the country. More fact-based sex ed is exactly what we need. Josh MoonSeptember 29, 2022
Legislature House bill restricting emergency health orders fails The bill is a response to State Health Officer Scott Harris shutting down businesses at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jacob HolmesApril 7, 2022
Health Alabama setting record numbers of child COVID hospitalizations UAB's Dr. Michael Saag said child hospitalizations could be increasing due to the record numbers of cases the state is seeing. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 14, 2022
Health Webcast Thursday to inform parents about COVID-19 and schools The Medical Association of the State of Alabama will host State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris and UAB's Dr. David Kimberlin. Eddie BurkhalterJuly 29, 2021
Opinion Opinion | Alabama health organizations recommend COVID vaccines to help end pandemic "Millions of people in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines safely and with few side effects." Alabama’s Leading Health OrganizationsMarch 9, 2021
Legislature Committee OKs bill making state health officer a cabinet position Senate Bill 240 would change the state health officer into a cabinet-level position appointed by the governor. Brandon MoseleyMarch 4, 2021
Health Health officials plan for vaccines but urge public to wear masks, social distance The arrival of a vaccine doesn’t mean the fight is over, public health experts said this week. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 19, 2020
Featured Opinion Opinion | An apology to the guy trying to save the idiots "The pure, unfiltered idiocy that has accompanied this pandemic in America is an embarrassment." Josh MoonNovember 13, 2020
Health Alabama doctors report suspected cases of COVID-19 related illness in children The state health officer said Friday that several doctors in Alabama have called the Department of Public Health about possible cases of the mysterious... Chip BrownleeMay 15, 2020
Health Analysis | Alabama is going to need more ventilators. It seems to have no plan It has been less than two weeks since Alabama reported its first positive case of the new novel coronavirus. Since then, the number has... Chip BrownleeMarch 24, 2020