Health care — Page 4

HUNTSVILLE – SIMVANA, a provider of virtual reality-based training products for the healthcare industry, has partnered with the Huntsville Hospital Health System to develop a virtual reality-based training program. Built […]

Athens firefighters help deliver baby

ATHENS — It wasn’t an ordinary call this morning for the crew at Athens Fire Station 2. In fact, it was extraordinary. At 8:20 a.m., the station received an emergency […]

MADISON — In Madison County, 11.9% of those age 65 and older (about 7,000 people) have Alzheimer’s dementia.  According to the Alzheimer’s Association, dementia is not a single disease but […]

WASHINGTON – As COVID rampaged through the population, the pandemic created a demand for telehealth services. And Americans continue to rely on those services. In fact, last year, more than […]

HUNTSVILLE – To aid its work in making life easier for 20 million patients, Kalm Therapeutics recently received a grant from Southern Research’s Therapeutics Development Fund. Kalm Therapeutics is an […]

HUNTSVILLE – A pivotal development in the care of trauma patients has taken place through the work of two Huntsville businesses. WellStone, the largest mental health provider in North Alabama, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Practice approaches perfection – as long as you’re practicing based on the best scientific evidence. For the past 50 years, the College of Nursing at the University of […]

AUSTIN, Texas — To help its clinicians become more predictive in care and even identify opportunities to maximize treatment impact, Huntsville Hospital Health System has expanded its relationship with a […]

FLORENCE – The Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University  of North Alabama will be the host for a special maternal health advocacy event this week. “Roaring […]

NORMAL —  Did you get enough sleep last night? Well, today’s your day, if you didn’t. It’s World Sleep Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of […]

HUNTSVILLE — It’s a walk in the park, literally. And for a good cause. The annual March for Babies walk is May 3 at Huntsville’s Big Spring Park and the […]

HUNTSVILLE – To meet the needs of a population advancing in age and in sheer numbers, Huntsville Hospital is expanding its Madison Street Tower in Huntsville. The five-story, 154,000-square-foot project […]

HUNTSVILLE — Huntsville Hospital has made Newsweek’s list of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025.   This list recognized 1,000 standout organizations across the U.S. that offer supportive workplace policies with […]

FLORENCE – The Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of North Alabama has been approved by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship as an apprenticeship sponsor for […]

MONTGOMERY — In what they are calling a “necessary” move, pharmacists around the state are staging a walkout Tuesday in support of pharmacy benefit manager reform. According to the Alabama […]

BALTIMORE — HMR Veterans Services has selected Sage Growth Partners as its strategy and communications agency partner. HMR is a provider of management services for state veterans homes, including five […]

HOLLYWOOD — To help answer a critical need in the health science field, Jackson County Schools is partnering with Huntsville’s SIMVANA in equipping students with cutting-edge career skills. The industry-education […]

MOULTON — With rural hospitals across the state and country struggling to stay open and Lawrence County facing potentially similar circumstances, the Lawrence Medical Center in Moulton and the Huntsville […]

MONTGOMERY – While the state is showing improvement in some aspects of the well-being of its children, child poverty has remained stagnant for two decades. This is according to the […]

ATHENS – The Limestone County Economic Development Association is accepting applications for the 2025 LCEDA CTE Scholarship Fund. This scholarship provides a $1,500 award to Limestone County residents pursuing careers […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville Hospital Health System (HHHS) encompasses 14 hospitals serving a 16-county service area in two states. The not-for-profit health system based in Madison County is one of […]

HUNTSVILLE – One of the most agonizing experiences a cancer patient suffers is waiting without knowing: waiting for a diagnosis, waiting to get test results back, waiting to learn the […]

WASHINGTON — In her continuing fight to help provide obstetric care in the state’s and nation’s rural areas, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt joined Sens.Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and […]

HUNTSVILLE — There are 3,237 people in northeast Alabama who will collectively save more than $3.4 million in 2025 on their Medicare insurance premiums and prescription medications thanks to the […]