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Alabama earns F in March of Dimes Report Card for preterm birth rate of 12.9%

ARLINGTON, Va. — Alabama received a report card today, and it's not good. According to the March of Dimes 2024 Report Card, Alabama’s preterm birth rate...

Huntsvillian Rick Metzger named CEO of Providence Hospital in Mobile

MOBILE -- A change in his college major in his senior year has propelled a Huntsville man to the head of one of the...

Alabamians with diabetes advised not to skip eye exams

MONTGOMERY – Skipping eye exams can be risky, especially for Alabamians with diabetes. This November, during Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, the Alabama Academy of...

Celebrating 50 years, UAH College of Nursing hosting Health Equity Symposium

HUNTSVILLE - As part its golden anniversary, the College of Nursing is hosting a Health Equity Symposium to honor 50 years at the University...

Surgeons address urgent need to eliminate ‘blood deserts’

CHICAGO -- Seconds matter and can mean the difference between life and death with any injury or medical emergency that causes severe loss of blood. Surgeons...

NACC starts concurrent nursing degree program with Auburn

RAINSVILLE -- Northeast Alabama Community College and Auburn University have formed a partnership to offer a concurrent bachelor's of science in nursing degree program. Through...

UAH College of Nursing to host Health Equity Symposium

HUNTSVILLE – As part of its Golden Anniversary series, the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is hosting a Health...

Athens State, Northeast Alabama CC establish joint enrollment nursing program

ATHENS –  In a move to help answer a critical nursing shortage and an ease for nursing students, Northeast Alabama Community College and Athens...

Hazel Green pharmacist: Why PBM reform cannot wait any longer

For those who are not aware, a pharmacy benefit manager is a company that manages prescription drug benefits for insurance plans, deciding which medications...

Alabama suspends license of doctor accused of fatal surgical error

MONTGOMERY – Calling a Florida doctor "an immediate danger to his patients and the public,” the Alabama Medical Licensure Commission has temporarily suspended Dr....