Health UAB: ERs not the place to seek COVID testing if not sick enough to need care Alabama's new COVID cases and positivity rate continue to set records this week as hospitalizations continue to rise. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 5, 2022
Health Shipments of treatments for delta resume as COVID surges A new monoclonal antibody treatment effective against the omicron variant isn't yet available in Alabama as cases and hospitalizations rise. 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
Featured Opinion Opinion | Lesson from 2021: Enter 2022 at your own risk Yes, COVID is still out there, it’s mean, and it’s way too early to let our guard down. Joey KennedyDecember 30, 2021
Health UAB doctor: unknowns about omicron COVID variant cause for concern UAB's Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo said it's still unclear how omicron impacts those with other medical conditions. Eddie BurkhalterDecember 22, 2021
Health More than half of those with COVID suffer longer-lasting health problems UAB’s Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo said data from studies of long COVID are troubling, and there's still much to learn about long-term impacts. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 19, 2021
Prisons Deaths of woman at Birmingham prison, man at Bessemer prison under investigation The woman was found unresponsive on Halloween. The man had multiple health problems and was being treated at a hospital. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 3, 2021
Health Alabamians hospitalized with COVID in ICUs, on ventilators largely unvaccinated In Alabama on Saturday, 81 percent of hospitalized COVID patients were unvaccinated. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 4, 2021
Health Alabama leads nation in recent COVID deaths per capita Alabama’s ICUs remain critically full at 99.3 percent capacity, with 42 percent of ICU patients having COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 22, 2021