Health

Alabama VA kicks off statewide town halls on veteran suicides in Dothan

The first in a series of the statewide town halls, held by the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, is set for Feb. 16 at the Dothan Opera House.

January 31, 2022

The “Alabama Unites Against COVID" campaign seeks to encourage vaccinations and increase access to testing.

January 28, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective in reducing severity of disease, hospitalizations, and deaths, and available to the public free of charge.

January 27, 2022

The state on Monday was just 135 patients shy of the record 3,080 COVID patients, set on Jan. 5, 2021.

January 26, 2022

There were 2,566 people hospitalized with COVID in Alabama on Tuesday, the highest it’s been since Sept. 10.

January 19, 2022

Of the 97 children hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday, 15 were in ICUs and four on ventilators.

January 18, 2022

Every U.S. household can order four at-home tests at no cost beginning Wednesday.

January 17, 2022

UAB's Dr. Michael Saag said child hospitalizations could be increasing due to the record numbers of cases the state is seeing.

January 14, 2022

Reports show Alabama has the lowest average annual single premium and the second-lowest family premium among employers nationwide.

January 13, 2022

Alabama's COVID hospitalizations have more than doubled over the last two weeks, reaching 1,925 on Tuesday.

January 12, 2022