Opinion
Any legislator who votes for these bills does not support your right to make medical decisions for your child with their pediatrician.Â
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ASU Board of Trustees elects new leadership at May 5 meeting
Alabama to add 96 new pre-k classrooms in the fall
- Health
More than 15 million in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage without action
White House warned against Alabama’s law criminalizing transgender care
Yale report finds flawed science in Alabama’s law criminalizing care for transgender youth
Governor announces two additional mental health crisis centers
Former Alabama woman starts church in wake of anti-trans laws
FDA stories
Health
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.
Health
CBD derived from hemp is already available over-the-counter. Medical cannabis will be heavily regulated.
Health
A CDC advisory committee is to debate the vaccine for those younger children on Tuesday. The CDC director will have final say.
Health
COVID-19 is the eighth leading cause of death for the age group.
Health
If the CDC director gives final approval, vaccinations of those younger children could begin as early as next week.
Health
Public health officials urge parents to get their children 12 and up vaccinated to ease a return to school next year and prevent outbreaks.
Congress
The bill would authorize coverage of blood-based multi-cancer early detection tests and future FDA-approved test methods.
National
The full FDA and a CDC panel both still have to sign off on the panel’s recommendation.
National
If taken in high enough doses, tianeptine mimics the effects of opioids.
