32.9 F
Huntsville
35.9 F
Muscle Shoals
32.6 F
Albertville
34.9 F
Fort Payne

CATEGORY

Medical

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...

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....

Huntsville Hospital Heart Center opens pediatric cardiology clinic

HUNTSVILLE -- A first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art medical facility has opened its doors to the North Alabama community. The Huntsville Hospital Heart Center Pediatric Cardiology will give...

HudsonAlpha researchers awarded NIH grant to identify genetic contributors to rare diseases in children

HUNTSVILLE -- As genetic sequencing technology becomes more accessible and efficient, researchers have made significant strides in understanding the genetic underpinnings of various diseases. Despite...

Muscle Shoals man dies after doctor mistakenly removes liver

MUSCLE SHOALS -- The family of a Muscle Shoals man is claiming a Florida surgeon killed 70-year-old Bill Bryan after mistakenly removing his liver...

Monarch Waste Technologies unveils state of the art medical waste facility in Gadsden

GADSDEN -- Monarch Waste Technologies, a Dallas-based provider of high temperature medical waste destruction solutions, has opened a pyrolysis facility in Gadsden. This cutting-edge facility...

Thrasher to head new Gadsden State medical assistant program

GADSDEN – Answering a need to fill the "front line" of medical facilities, Gadsden State Community College is launching a medical assistant program. The...