Health care — Page 2

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Hospital Heart Center’s Pediatric Cardiology Clinic cared for nearly 1,900 North Alabama children in its first year — a response that surpassed expectations and continues to grow. Now, Huntsville Hospital […]

HUNTSVILLE — Spirits were lifted Thursday, as was the final beam, during a topping-out ceremony at Huntsville Hospital’s Madison Street Tower. The $150 million Madison Street Tower addition reached its […]

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a key element of joint cartilage regrowth, which brings them one step closer to regrowing human limbs. Their goal […]

Huntsville Police enhance emergency response with new AEDs

HUNTSVILLE – Select Huntsville police officers are carrying new life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), providing a life-saving tool to respond to cardiac and other medical emergencies before paramedics arrive, HPD […]

DEMOPOLIS — The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences is broadening its statewide recruitment push for the first freshman class with an added opportunity for Alabama families: Live, virtual information (Zoom) […]

CULLMAN – A Cullman-based IV infusion clinic has been shut down and its owners sued by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for allegedly administering unsafe, research-grade weight loss drugs to […]

WellStone launches Alabama’s first mobile mental health clinic

HUNTSVILLE —  WellStone is preparing to hit the road in the state’s first Mobile Mental Health Clinic, expanding access to mental health care in the community. The customized “clinic on […]

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 very worst in maternal outcomes. […]

HUNTSVILLE – Thirty years ago, Huntsville Hospital launched a new kind of lifesaving mission, one that would come to define emergency care across North Alabama. What began in 1995 with […]

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing has launched Neighborhood Nursing, a multi-agency initiative designed to break down barriers to public health and improve life expectancy […]

HUNTSVILLE – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impacts hundreds of millions worldwide, yet despite this global toll and the availability of well-established diagnostic tools, countless patients still go undiagnosed in […]

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Rural Hospital Foundation, a private non-profit designed to provide direct funding for rural hospitals across Alabama, was unveiled today by its organizers. Jamie Troutman, a Cullman […]

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

ATHENS – The city of Athens is in the pink this month – literally. Athens officials have announced widespread support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as they aim to transform […]

ATHENS — As Breast Cancer Awareness Month is being observed, cutting-edge breast screening technology that can detect small cancers is now available in the area. Athens-Limestone Hospital said today it […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama’s occupational therapy assistant baccalaureate program has been granted candidacy status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education. The approval allows UNA to […]

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 as “presumptive Medicaid eligibility,” speeds […]

FLORENCE — CaringPlace of the Shoals is dedicated to easing the load for families looking after loved ones with long-term memory loss.  The facility is a nonprofit organization operating an Adult […]

HUNTSVILLE — State Rep. Susan DuBose and State Sen. April Weaver’s efforts to make life a little easier for nursing mothers will see fruition on Oct. 1, when Parker’s Law […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Hospital Health System has been named to Forbes’ 2025 list of  America’s Best-in-State Employers, recognizing the organization’s strong workplace culture and commitment to employees across the Tennessee […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama has earned the Gold Well Workplace Award by the Wellness Alliance, an honor that recognizes UNA as one of the nation’s healthiest workplaces. […]

MADISON — Bradford at Madison is among three Bradford Health Services facilities that have earned national recognition for excellence in addiction treatment. Bradford at Madison, Lakeview Health, and Bradford at […]

HUNTSVILLE — When Esther Camealy first walked through the doors of Huntsville Hospital’s Caring House, she was carrying more than the weight of pregnancy; she was carrying the devastating knowledge […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has confirmed the state’s first case of measles since 2002. Officials say the case was identified in a North Alabama child […]