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Legislation would drop copays, other out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer tests

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) recently reintroduced the Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) Act. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation...

UNA Nursing launches respiratory care program

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has begun enrolling students for its newly established Respiratory Care program, after the program received provisional accreditation...

Athens-Limestone Hospital gains four-star Medicare-Medicaid rating

ATHENS -- Athens-Limestone Hospital recently earned a four-star overall quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as part of its 2023...

LPN careers launched: Drake State, Huntsville Hospital celebrate graduation

HUNTSVILLE -- For the 21st consecutive year, nurses are ranked No. 1 in Gallup's annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions poll. Huntsville Hospital gained 19...

UNA nursing program receives $1M in grants

FLORENCE – The Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Alabama has received two grants totaling more than $1 million,...

Poarch Band donates $1M for Thrive Alabama facility

HUNTSVILLE -- One million dollars. There was an audible "wow!" from the audience Wednesday when Stephanie Bryan, tribal chair and CEO of the Poarch Band...

Visiting VA police officer collapses while jogging; Rep. Strong performs CPR

MADISON – Fairfax, Va., police officer Kyle Browne was on a run near the Clift Farm development Saturday morning when he experienced a “significant...

Shoals-area surgeons form North Alabama Surgery

FLORENCE – Several surgeons from North Alabama Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Surgery Group have partnered to form North Alabama Surgery, a seven-provider group...

Fighting back against Parkinson’s

For a long time, the symptoms were so mild that few people outside of Jerry’s immediate family noticed. But after Jerry was hospitalized with...

Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama: Dolly O’Neal’s Lasting Legacy of Love

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama is well-known throughout the state, but few know the story behind the foundation’s co-founder Dolly O’Neal. We had the...