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House committee passes bill to collect hospital data

The Alabama House of Representative Health Committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would mandate that Alabama hospitals report discharge data to the Alabama Department of Public Health. House Bill 388 was sponsored by House Health Committee Chairman Paul Lee, R-Dothan. Lee said that Alabama is “one of only two states that do not … Continued
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March 16, 2020
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Dad-deprived homes reach crisis levels in Alabama

Fathers Day has come and gone, and sadly, so too has the concept of fatherhood in many parts of Alabama.  Nearly half of all babies born here are to unmarried women, according to the latest information from the Alabama Department of Public Health.  This is a crisis. It is a crisis that researchers have shown significantly contributes … Continued
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June 21, 2019

First measles case reported in Alabama

At least one Alabama child has contracted measles. The Alabama Department of Public Health reported Thursday that an infant under the age of 1 in St. Clair County has a presumptive positive case of measles. So far, the case in St. Clair County is the only presumptive measles case under investigation in Alabama. The report … Continued
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May 3, 2019

Farm Bill legalizes hemp-derived Cannabidiol

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined with the leadership of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Office of Prosecution Services and the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to draft and distribute public guidance on the current state of Alabama law on the possession, use, sale or distribution of Cannabidiol, or CBD. On Wednesday, the U.S. … Continued
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December 14, 2018

Possession of cannabidiol is still illegal in Alabama with few exceptions

Tuesday Alabama Attorney General Marshall (R), the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Office of Prosecution Services and the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences issued public guidance on Alabama law concerning possession of cannabidiol (CBD). This guidance comes in response to a growing number of inquiries about increasing sales of CBD around the state. The legislature … Continued
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November 21, 2018