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Katie Britt is pushing to improve maternal health care, saying Alabama should not accept pregnancy-related deaths as a reality in 2025.
An Alabama group is expanding its work to combat child hunger and support vulnerable families thanks to a donation from Mark Cuban.
When it comes to the cost of prescription drugs, Big Pharma keeps moving the goalposts and Alabamians keep paying the price.
Dr. David Albright: Alabama’s rural health plan can work if leaders commit to lasting sustainability
AIabama's rural health plan deserves transparency and accountability, which ensures commitments turn into results, David Albright writes.
One area that deserves more research is Parkinson's disease, a neurological condition that affects nearly more than 16,000 in Alabama.
Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter warns that the rising cost of PEEHIP is squeezing out resources meant for classrooms.
"I will work closely with our state’s world class medical researchers to ensure that Autism is made a high priority," Wes Allen writes.
Greenville hospital will transition to a Rural Emergency Hospital, impacting services and job availability in the community.
Taking away Alabama veterans’ mail-order options and isolating them in manmade pharmacy deserts is cruel and deprives them of healthcare.
As Alabama continues to face one of the lowest cardiac arrest survival rates in the country, community leaders in Birmingham and Huntsville are stepping up efforts to train more residents in lifesaving CPR techniques. According to the American Heart Association, only three percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive in […]
Governor Kay Ivey announced Alabama has officially submitted its plan for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program.
The Medical Association of Alabama and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama announced improvements to the prior authorization process.
HudsonAlpha Institute receives over $2 million to enhance Alabama's agriculture and forestry through innovative biotechnology initiatives.
UAB Health System has named experienced health care executive Janet Hadar as its next chief operating officer, effective Jan. 12, 2026.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville asked Mark Cuban how TrumpRx may improve the affordability of prescription drugs for Americans.
Mayors representing Alabama’s ten largest cities are calling for urgent statewide action to address a growing mental health crisis.
The Alabama Rural Hospital Foundation, was formed with a mission to provide direct funding to rural hospitals across the state.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced a breakthrough treatment that slows Huntington’s disease by 75%.
Just eight months after being rescued from bankruptcy, Jackson Hospital & Clinic once again faces a financial crossroads.
UAB presented Britt and Capito with the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Iron Strong medals – a rare honor.
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville voiced support for President Trump’s U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and slammed skeptical colleagues in a Tuesday afternoon speech on the Senate floor. Following a heated Senate Finance Committee hearing last week, in which both Republican and Democratic senators criticized Kennedy’s management of HHS, […]
Bradford Health Services has filed a formal challenge to Longleaf Recovery & Wellness’s Certificate of Need application for Longleaf Lodge, a 60-bed residential addiction treatment campus proposed for the Sunshine Farms site in Sterrett, located in Shelby County. The CON Review Board is set to hear the case October 15. The filing marks Bradford’s second […]
The TumTum Tree Foundation has announced Nov. 6-8 as the dates for its annual wine auction weekend, one of the nation’s leading charity wine events. For more than three decades, the Birmingham-based nonprofit has brought together top chefs, world-class winemakers, and generous supporters to raise millions for Alabama children facing life-altering and life-threatening illnesses. That […]
State Sen. April Weaver, (R-Brierfield), has been chosen to help steer a statewide effort aimed at strengthening healthcare access in Alabama’s rural communities. She will serve as co-chair of the Rural Roadmap Initiative’s healthcare committee, a panel tasked with drafting policies and legislation to address longstanding gaps in rural medical care. Weaver will serve as […]