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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...

UAH College of Nursing’s Neighborhood Nursing initiative targets state health disparities

HUNTSVILLE – Alabama’s health landscape is bleak: third worst in the nation in longevity, second worst in veteran suicide rates and infant outcomes, and...

To protect and serve: Athens police go the extra mile for dialysis patient

ATHENS – What began as a seemingly routine, yet heartbreaking, welfare check call quickly transformed into a heartwarming display of compassion by Athens police...

UAH College of Nursing launches Neighborhood Nursing to improve health outcomes in North Alabama

HUNTSVILLE – The University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing has launched Neighborhood Nursing, a multi-agency initiative designed to break down barriers to...

UAH Nursing researcher publishes COPD review on managing chronic respiratory condition

HUNTSVILLE – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impacts hundreds of millions worldwide, yet despite this global toll and the availability of well-established diagnostic tools,...

Alabama Rural Hospital Foundation to provide funding for medical centers in rural areas

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Rural Hospital Foundation, a private non-profit designed to provide direct funding for rural hospitals across Alabama, was unveiled today by...

HudsonAlpha selected as Amazon Web Services Children’s Health Innovation Awardee

HUNTSVILLE — The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology has been awarded an opportunity to help improve the lives of children with rare diseases and their families. The...

Athens-Limestone Hospital offers region’s first FDA-approved automated breast ultrasound system

ATHENS — As Breast Cancer Awareness Month is being observed, cutting-edge breast screening technology that can detect small cancers is now available in the...

Healthy Moms. Healthy Babies. Healthy Alabama: Lawmakers and physicians celebrate start of maternal health law

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...

Athens, Limestone County Meningitis Awareness Day to commemorate Jessica Elkins

ATHENS – Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks and Limestone County Commission Chairman Collin Daly have signed a proclamation designating Tuesday as Meningitis Awareness Day in...