Health

2020 ADPH report details demographics of Alabama residents obtaining abortions

The report details information including the age, race and education level of every person who had an abortion in 2020.

July 6, 2022

HHS awards nearly $9M to Cahaba Medical Care Foundation

As the state's only Teaching Health Center, Cahaba Medical Care trains physicians to take care of all patients, regardless of insurance, financial or physical status.

July 4, 2022

COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations continue steady increase in Alabama

The COVID-19 positivity rate in Alabama is inching higher by the day.

June 30, 2022

Ivey urges Biden to halt COVID-19 vaccine deadline for National Guard personnel

Ivey said in the letter that the dismissal of unvaccinated soldiers would immediately impact the Guard's force readiness, with up to 1,000 soldiers potentially being removed.

June 24, 2022

Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate rising steadily as hospitalizations decline slightly

The seven-day average for the percent of COVID-19 tests that were positive was 15.3 percent on June 5, rising to 18 percent on June 12.

June 14, 2022

Alabama’s COVID hospitalizations, positivity rate rising

Alabama's positivity rate was 15 percent on Thursday, three times what public health officials say it should be.

June 3, 2022

Lawsuit alleges teen girl abused in Alabama psychiatric residential center

The 16-year-old girl suffered from abuse from staff and residents at Sequel Owens Cross Roads, according to the lawsuit, resulting in a broken jaw.

June 2, 2022

More than 15 million in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage without action

Once the COVID public health emergency ends, millions will have to reapply for Medicaid or find coverage elsewhere.

May 19, 2022

White House warned against Alabama’s law criminalizing transgender care

A federal judge is debating whether to grant a preliminary injunction, putting a temporary halt to the law, which went into effect Sunday.

May 11, 2022

Yale report finds flawed science in Alabama’s law criminalizing care for transgender youth

Leading physicians and law experts from Yale University say Alabama's law gets the science behind transgender care wrong, and places lives at risk.

May 6, 2022