Health New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals More than half of Alabama’s 52 rural hospitals are at risk of closure, StaffNovember 19, 2024
Health State has spent nearly $1.7M on experts, lawyers in transgender medical care suit The state spent more than $500,000 on experts and nearly $1 million on legal counsel from influential D.C. law firm Cooper and Kirk. Jacob HolmesJanuary 25, 2023
Health Ivey attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for Craig Crisis Care Center A crisis center is a location to serve those with mental illness or substance use disorders. John H. GlennJanuary 25, 2023
Health COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump in Alabama The growth accounts for the steepest single increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some time. John H. GlennJanuary 6, 2023
Health In case over transgender health care ban, medical groups seek to quash state subpoenas Counsel for the parties said the subpoenas go outside the scope of the lawsuit and infringe their First Amendment rights. Jacob HolmesJanuary 3, 2023
Health Medical Cannabis Commission receives 94 license applications There is strong competition particularly for integrated facility licenses, with 38 applicants vying for only five licenses. Jacob HolmesDecember 31, 2022
Health With one day left, Medical Cannabis Commission only has nine applications Commissioner John McMillan said indicators point to several last-minute applications. Jacob HolmesDecember 29, 2022
Health COVID-19 positivity, hospitalizations take a sharp rise in Alabama The state's COVID-19 positivity rate has risen at an alarming rate over the past two weeks. John H. GlennDecember 22, 2022
Health State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the state is criminalizing a treatment that is the standard of care, and is discriminating against transgender youth. Jacob HolmesNovember 21, 2022
Health Alabama abortion advocates discuss post-Roe reality Advocates say they have been restricted from telling people where they can get abortions outside of the state for fear of legal repercussions. Jacob HolmesNovember 8, 2022
Health Southern Research and Rhodium Scientific send bacteria to space The researchers partnered to send bacteria to space on a mission to find new hope for people with cancer. StaffNovember 8, 2022