American Academy of Pediatrics

Health

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.

January 3, 2023

Alabama’s child COVID hospitalizations hit another record, four on ventilators

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

January 18, 2022

Vaccine passport ban leaves pediatricians in a lurch

An amendment that would have narrowed the bill's language to COVID-19 was removed behind closed doors.

November 9, 2021

Gov. Kay Ivey: Kids should return to class in person, no mask mandates

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday recommended universal masking in schools for those over two.

July 19, 2021

Trans youth do not belong in the shadows

"Withholding this medical treatment constitutes an act of legal violence towards transgender youth."

February 22, 2021

AG Marshall moves to strip pre-existing conditions coverage from hundreds of thousands of Alabamians

Nearly one million non-elderly adults in Alabama have pre-existing conditions and can’t be denied health insurance coverage under current law. However, Alabama’s appointed Attorney General Steve Marshall is currently engaged in a court battle that would deny those individuals health care coverage. Marshall, the Republican nominee for attorney general, is part of a federal lawsuit … Continued

September 20, 2018

A Gun or A Bitter Pill: The Test We Face

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter With only three days remaining in the 2016 Special Session, lawmaker’s willingness to come together for a Medicaid solution is waning, and hopes of letting the people vote on a lottery are faint; if not totally beyond reason. If we believe that, “The sleep of reason produces monsters,” then … Continued

August 29, 2016