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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.

April 14, 2022

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.

April 13, 2022

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.

March 30, 2022

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.

March 22, 2022

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.

March 17, 2022

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.

March 14, 2022

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.

March 1, 2022

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.

February 24, 2022

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.

February 23, 2022