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North Alabama sites host Prescription Drug Take Back Day

MONTGOMERY -- Doctors with the Medical Association of the State of Alabama are urging Alabamians to safely dispose of their expired, unused and unwanted...

Astound uses AI to disrupt how science gets funded

Astound Research, an online platform for scientists and industries including foundations, nonprofits and non-governmental organizations, has grown to $300 million in active available funding...

Cullman Regional to build outpatient surgery center at Hartselle Health Park

CULLMAN – Cullman Regional Hospital will build an outpatient surgery center in Hartselle, it was announced Tuesday. Last week, the State Health Planning & Development...

Huntsville Hospital to open clinic at Redstone Gateway

HUNTSVILLE – Redstone Gateway was built for mixed use, and developers are filling the bill with its latest offering to an already eclectic brew...

UAH Nursing researcher to study cardiometabolic disease among Black women in the Deep South

HUNTSVILLE – A researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville has been awarded a $179,000 subcontract to explore community-based strategies for reducing high-burden...

HudsonAlpha researcher, BCRFA working to find cure for breast cancer

HUNTSVILLE - A faculty investigator at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, a member of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama’s Medical Advisory Council, is...

Marshall County students in inaugural UA rural dentist program

TUSCALOOSA -- A pair of Marshall County students have been named to the inaugural class of the University of Alabama's College of Community Health...

MMC Celebrates Opening of $61M Bed Tower and Entrance

BOAZ - Area residents got a glimpse into the future of health care during the grand opening of a $61.3 million Patient Tower that...

Huntsville Hospital, Drake State nursing apprenticeships helping meet critical need

MONTGOMERY -- Alabama’s historic move to allow nursing apprenticeships through Alabama’s community and technical colleges is helping combat nursing shortages across the state. Since new...

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...