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Health

Stats show Alabama birthing centers primarily serve white women with ability to pay

The statistics also show that 87.3 percent of the women served by certified midwives in 2022 were white.

November 28, 2023

Alabama Court blocks de facto ban on birthing centers

The implicit ban by ADPH was particularly detrimental in Alabama, a state bearing the third-highest maternal mortality rate nationwide.

September 30, 2023

ADPH approves birthing center regulations amid lawsuit

The rules come within a week of a lawsuit filed by the Alabama ACLU on behalf of multiple birthing centers.

August 21, 2023

Agreement reached in investigation of Alabama Department of Public Health

An investigation found that ADPH’s enforcement of sanitation laws threatened residents of Lowndes County.

May 5, 2023

Alabama’s COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump

More than 500 people were in hospitals with COVID-19 on July 5.

July 7, 2022

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

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

COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise, with positivity rate leveling off

There are 129 more patients in hospitals with COVID-19 compared to the same time last week.

June 21, 2022

CDC shortens recommended quarantine window for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

The CDC said the reduced timeline reflects the latest science on infection times with the spread of the omicron variant.

December 29, 2021

Alabama confirms first case of Omicron COVID variant

The Alabamian confirmed to have the omicron variant had no travel history outside of the state.

December 16, 2021