Healthcare workers not immune to growing mental health crisis
Medical professionals are not immune to the grief, trauma and isolation of the last two years. In fact, we have been right in the middle of it.
COVID-19
Alabama State Health Officer tests positive for COVID
Dr. Scott Harris, who is vaccinated and boosted, on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday but is exhibiting mild symptoms.
Uninsured Alabamians may soon have to pay for COVID tests, treatments
Congress failed to approve additional COVID funding to pay for tests, treatments and vaccines, and the burden to pay for those is to fall on the uninsured.
Senate bill would force doctors, pharmacies to provide off-label COVID-19 treatments
There is no clear language in the bill defining any limitations of what FDA-approved medications could be claimed as a treatment for COVID-19.
Senate committee OKs bill protecting doctors who provide “off-label” COVID treatments
Doctors who have treated patients with medicine including Ivermectin and hydrochloryquine spoke in support of the bill.
Governor awards $30 million to rural hospitals COVID recovery grants
Alabama received $2.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds.
March 15, 2022
Two years with COVID, a look back on lessons learned
Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson and UAB epidemiologist Dr. Rachael Lee look back on the first two years of COVID.
Alabama Education Policy Center releases report on COVID in the Black Belt
Researchers noted the Black Belt's lack of access to medical care likely resulted in more COVID deaths in those counties.
Alabama’s COVID deaths surpass 18,000
While the latest surge caused by the omicron variant is receding, public health officials are closely watching the more contagious omicron BA.2 variant.
More contagious omicron BA.2 variant found in Alabama
The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed to APR on Tuesday that the first case of the BA.2 variant of COVID-19 has been identified in Alabama.