Health PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead The health provider warned of a funding crisis and a potential $228M reserve loss by 2027 amid rising medical costs. Wesley WalterDecember 4, 2024
Health Will vaccines protect against mutated strains of coronavirus? Public health experts say it will be some time before vaccines are available to the wider public. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 27, 2020
Health Alabama hospitals nearing COVID-19 summer surge levels Wednesday was the 18th straight day with more than 1,000 people in hospitals in Alabama with COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 25, 2020
Health Average daily coronavirus cases in Alabama reach new highs as hospitalizations surge “It's incredibly important right now to maintain your bubble, to wear your mask, maintain distancing and wash your hands," UAB's Dr. Kierstin Kennedy said. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 24, 2020
Health Last Conversations: Aunt Cheryl "If there’s anything I’ve learned from her loss, it’s that she is right. Everyone does need help from time to time." Kristen BoldenNovember 24, 2020
Health “We’re not going to get a do-over:” Alabama health officer on Thanksgiving and COVID-19 There were 1,427 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama on Monday, the most since Aug. 11. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 23, 2020
Health Governor allocates $3.6 million in CARES Act funds to food banks The money is to go to the nonprofit Alabama Food Bank Association, which will administer the funds. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 23, 2020
Education Alabama Education Association, Board of Medical Examiners meet over excuses to break COVID-19 quarantines Prior to the meeting, the AEA on Nov. 5 threatened legal action against the board over the matter. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 23, 2020
Health Nearly 70 percent of Alabama’s pregnancy-related deaths in 2016 were preventable: report Most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, with women of color bearing the brunt of Alabama's maternal mortality crisis. John H. GlennNovember 22, 2020
Health UAB doctor to public on surging COVID-19: “Don’t give up on us. We’re tired.” The head of UAB's emergency management committee said hospitals across the state are seeing increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 20, 2020
Health Alabama Hospital Association president: COVID-19 “utterly out of control” Not since Aug. 14, during the state’s summer peak, has Alabama had such a high number of hospitalizations. Eddie BurkhalterNovember 20, 2020