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Kids Count report highlights progress, opportunities for well-being of state’s children

MONTGOMERY — Nearly 1 in 5 children in Alabama faced food insecurity at some point in 2021 and child poverty rates have climbed steadily...

House committee advances Daniels’ Right to Contraception Act

MONTGOMERY – Citing "questions of reproductive healthcare," Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels heralded the passage of his Right to Contraception Act. The legislation, HB279,...

UNA’s Healthcare Heroes Plaza honors alumni, friends in the field

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama recently initiated a way to recognize alumni who work in the health field as well as raise...

Empowering Alabama’s workforce: The transformative impact of industry partnerships

HUNTSVILLE -- During my time leading Drake State, one of my objectives has been to prioritize creative alliances with companies and other organizations to create...

Birds, bees and colonoscopies: Huntsville Hospital promotes colon care

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Hospital Health System started a campaign for March, which is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s a mascot to help push...

Heart of the matter: Madison man receives milestone implant at Huntsville Hospital

HUNTSVILLE – The Watchman is no ordinary sentinel, and there are 1,000 patients who have received the implant in the Rocket City sure to...

‘It always goes back to people’: Auburn rocketry team visits Children’s of Alabama

AUBURN -- Alie Ana, Mila and Alexandra Reese were already part of the Auburn family. However, on March 11, they left their mark on a...

Athens-Limestone Hospital honored by performance group

ATHENS – Part of the Huntsville Hospital Health Systems’ ever-expanding group of healthcare facilities, Athens-Limestone County Hospital recently received the Alabama Performance Excellence Level...

Huntsville Hospital provides cure for what ails rural healthcare facilities

HUNTSVILLE – It’s been more than a decade since a hospital closed for good in North Alabama, and the Huntsville Hospital Health System is...

Ivey signs stop-gap measure to allow IVF treatments to resume

MONTGOMERY -- Two weeks after a state Supreme Court ruling caused in vitro fertilization to come to a halt in the state, Gov. Kay...