New Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be established in Demopolis by 2026
Ivey's proposal includes $62 million to construct the campus, which would be located adjacent to Whitfield Regional Hospital.
Health
Medical associations launch campaign to warn Alabamians of fentanyl dangers
The "Odds Are Alabama" campaign will highlight the dangers of using any drugs or medications that aren't from a pharmacy.
Mental health system faces crises of workforce shortage, uncompensated care
Alabama has struggled for years with access to care.
COVID-19 deaths in Alabama reach 21,000
The grim milestone comes almost exactly three years after the first confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alabama.
Alabama doctors applaud recommendation for over-the-counter Narcan
The FDA is expected to decide by March 29 whether Narcan could be made available over the counter.
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See recent postsThe workforce benefits of Medicaid expansion in Alabama
Inaction has left more than 220,000 Alabamians in a health coverage gap.
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.
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.
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.
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.