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A Fresh Page: Birmingham sisters form wellness company to tackle …

WEBA Fresh Page (AFP), LLC which addresses health disparities, food insecurity, nutrition, and other public health concerns in low-income populations.

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New program in Alabama for COVID ‘long-haulers’ with

WEBOverton said UAB physicians are already treating people with long-lasting symptoms. If 10 percent of patients suffer long-term symptoms, that would be at least …

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Where parents and students can find help for mental and …

WEBThe Alabama Department of Mental Health has a list of numbers to call to seek help during an after-hours mental health crisis, organized by county, on its …

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Vets Recover unveils $8.4 million inpatient detox and rehab center …

WEBVets Recover, a nonprofit providing mental health services to veterans, first responders and their families, opened a new, 34-bed inpatient center for substance …

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Hoover moving ahead with 90-acre health, wellness center …

WEBThe City of Hoover’s Health Care Authority is moving ahead with an ambitious 90-acre plan for a health and wellness development which will include an …

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Alabama Gov. Ivey’s proposed health care school has

WEBPublished: Feb. 20, 2024, 6:48 a.m. By. Alabama Daily News. Alexander Willis. A proposed health care sciences-focused high school championed by Gov. Kay Ivey for more than a …

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UAB and Mobile’s Infirmary Health announce cancer center …

WEBInfirmary Cancer Care, part of Infirmary Health, will partner with UAB's O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham to provide better cancer care to …

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Alabama should increase mental health funding

WEBAlabama should increase mental health funding. Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 8:36 a.m. Rep. Nathan Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, appears with Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, …

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Lawmakers reject bill to add $5 tag fee to support public

WEBA bill to add $5 to the annual registration fee for vehicles to support public transportation was voted down by an Alabama Senate committee Wednesday. Alabama …

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Op-ed: Job or health care

WEBAnd it has become glaringly clear that in Alabama the debate over Medicaid expansion is not just about health care coverage; it is a crucial workforce matter that …

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Op-ed: Align Alabama’s tax code with public health goals to …

WEBSmoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Alabama, leading to $2.1 billion in health care costs and $5.6 billion in lost productivity each year. …

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Alabama House passes bill expanding ban on school discussion of …

WEBThe Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill to expand a ban on teachers providing instruction or classroom discussion about sexual orientation and …

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Huntsville Hospital closing Wellness Center at Medical Mall this …

WEBHuntsville Hospital today announced it will close the Wellness Center at the Medical Mall on July 1. The Wellness Center space will be repurposed for clinical use, …

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National health alert issued for possibly contaminated ground …

WEBA national health alert has been issued for ground beef possibly contaminated with E.coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service …

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Babies vs. Plastics: The public health problem of our time

WEBFILE - IN this April 29, 2015, file photo, workers remove a large ball of trash from the lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas. The ball of trash was used as a …

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UAB faces a national challenge: Salaried employees could soon be

WEBUAB employees are among the many who may be surprised to find how a recent U.S. Labor Department decision may impact their pay and benefits. Specifically, …

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Alabama parole board would be forced to consider an inmate’s …

WEBA divided House Judiciary Committee Wednesday approved legislation allowing the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles to consider an applicant’s medical condition …

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Cooking with bare hands, mold, slime, and soiled floors: Jefferson

WEBAmong the violations spotted by county health inspectors include a cook handling food with their bare hands, “mold and slime” inside drink nozzles and floors …

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Alabama's historic insane asylum, then and now

WEBA look at Alabama's historic insane asylum, then and now. Bryce Hospital, built in Tuscaloosa in the 1850s and opened in 1861 as the Alabama State Hospital for …

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Dr. David Hicks elected to serve as Jefferson County Health Officer

WEBThe election, taken Wednesday evening by the Board of Health, must be approved by the State Committee of Public Health. If that occurs, Hicks will take move …

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Alabama legislators cut back teacher paid parental leave bill

WEBAfter tense debate, a Senate committee voted 8-7 Wednesday to substitute a bill, SB305, that would give public school educators 12 weeks of parental leave.The …

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Alabama doctors deny woman an abortion despite fetal anomaly …

WEBShannon, 36, was about 16 weeks along in January 2023 when genetic testing – and confirmation from an amniocentesis – showed her fetus likely had Trisomy …

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