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Last Conversations: Aunt Cheryl

"If there’s anything I’ve learned from her loss, it’s that she is right. Everyone does need help from time to time."

November 24, 2020

“We’re not going to get a do-over:” Alabama health officer on Thanksgiving and COVID-19

There were 1,427 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Alabama on Monday, the most since Aug. 11.

November 23, 2020

Governor allocates $3.6 million in CARES Act funds to food banks

The money is to go to the nonprofit Alabama Food Bank Association, which will administer the funds.

November 23, 2020

Alabama Education Association, Board of Medical Examiners meet over excuses to break COVID-19 quarantines

Prior to the meeting, the AEA on Nov. 5 threatened legal action against the board over the matter.

November 23, 2020

Nearly 70 percent of Alabama’s pregnancy-related deaths in 2016 were preventable: report

Most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, with women of color bearing the brunt of Alabama's maternal mortality crisis.

November 22, 2020

UAB doctor to public on surging COVID-19: “Don’t give up on us. We’re tired.”

The head of UAB's emergency management committee said hospitals across the state are seeing increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

November 20, 2020

Alabama Hospital Association president: COVID-19 “utterly out of control”

Not since Aug. 14, during the state’s summer peak, has Alabama had such a high number of hospitalizations.

November 20, 2020

ADPH’s tianeptine ban withdrawn after legal challenge

Tianeptine is abused for its euphoric properties, similar to opioids.

November 20, 2020

Health officials plan for vaccines but urge public to wear masks, social distance

The arrival of a vaccine doesn’t mean the fight is over, public health experts said this week.

November 19, 2020

Alabama seeing “borderline out-of-control” community spread, UAB expert says

An infectious disease expert at UAB described the state's high positivity rate as a sign of uncontrolled community transmission.

November 18, 2020