Featured Opinion Opinion | Same ol’ Trump, same ol’ problems for the GOP Trump's speech at the RNC did nothing to convince voters that he's changed, and that keeps the presidential race very much in doubt. Josh MoonJuly 19, 2024
Legislature Alabama Senate Bill 113, signed into law to strengthen patients’ rights The bill strengthens a patient’s rights by allowing their family members to be present in a hospital room. StaffApril 28, 2023
Health New omicron-specific COVID boosters coming to Alabama UAB vaccine expert Dr. Paul Goepfert said the new boosters give recipients their best chance to avoid infection and hospitalizations. Jacob HolmesSeptember 6, 2022
State HHS awards more than $1 million to Alabama community health centers HHS awarded $1,048,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to 16 community health centers in Alabama. StaffAugust 9, 2022
Governor Governor awards $10 million for volunteer fire department COVID recovery grants The state of Alabama will offer grants in an amount up to $10,320 for providers that meet eligibility requirements. StaffMarch 8, 2022
Prisons Three more incarcerated men die with COVID-19 The three deaths, all at St. Clair Correctional Facility, bring the total number of COVID-related deaths among Alabama's incarcerated to 73. Eddie BurkhalterFebruary 2, 2022
Health Opinion | Alabama Unites Against COVID stressing vaccination, testing COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective in reducing severity of disease, hospitalizations, and deaths, and available to the public free of charge. Scott Harris, M.D., M.P.HJanuary 27, 2022
Health UAB doctor: “Vast majority” hospitalized, very ill with COVID are unvaccinated Alabama's COVID hospitalizations have more than doubled over the last two weeks, reaching 1,925 on Tuesday. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 12, 2022
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 Alabama starts new year with COVID surge as schools prepare to reopen Alabama had a record number of cases last week, a record-high positivity rate and hospitalizations doubled in just more than a week. Eddie BurkhalterJanuary 3, 2022