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UAH College of Nursing’s Neighborhood Nursing initiative targets state health disparities

HUNTSVILLE – Alabama’s health landscape is bleak: third worst in the nation in longevity, second worst in veteran suicide rates and infant outcomes, and...

The ‘Special Ops’ of Huntsville Hospital: Trauma center marks 30 years of excellence

HUNTSVILLE – Thirty years ago, Huntsville Hospital launched a new kind of lifesaving mission, one that would come to define emergency care across North...

UAH College of Nursing launches Neighborhood Nursing to improve health outcomes in North Alabama

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing has launched Neighborhood Nursing, a multi-agency initiative designed to break down barriers to...

UAH Nursing researcher publishes COPD review on managing chronic respiratory condition

HUNTSVILLE – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impacts hundreds of millions worldwide, yet despite this global toll and the availability of well-established diagnostic tools,...

Alabama Rural Hospital Foundation to provide funding for medical centers in rural areas

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Rural Hospital Foundation, a private non-profit designed to provide direct funding for rural hospitals across Alabama, was unveiled today by...

Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences ceremony breaks ground in more ways than one

DEMOPOLIS – Marking a new era in Alabama healthcare, ground was broken today for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences. State and national leaders joined...

City of Athens rallies for ‘Pinktober’ in support of breast cancer awareness

ATHENS – The city of Athens is in the pink this month - literally. Athens officials have announced widespread support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month,...

Athens-Limestone Hospital offers region’s first FDA-approved automated breast ultrasound system

ATHENS — As Breast Cancer Awareness Month is being observed, cutting-edge breast screening technology that can detect small cancers is now available in the...

UNA program recognized by Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama’s occupational therapy assistant baccalaureate program has been granted candidacy status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy...

Healthy Moms. Healthy Babies. Healthy Alabama: Lawmakers and physicians celebrate start of maternal health law

BIRMINGHAM -- Bipartisan legislators and Alabama physicians gathered today in Birmingham to celebrate a landmark maternal healthcare law that takes effect Wednesday. The new law, known...