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The City of Montgomery’s $36.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Neighborhood Access and Equity will expand transportation options and enhance access to essential services like jobs, education, healthcare, food, and recreation. Funding for the program was allocated in President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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An Alabama hospital is offering a new treatment for chronic low back pain. The therapy is done by physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Pain Treatment Clinic.
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At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization treatments after the governor signed a bill into law shielding providers from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children.
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Alabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics, say measures could be approved in coming daysAlabama lawmakers have moved closer to approving protections for fertility clinics. Lawmakers in both chambers on Thursday advanced legislation that should shield IVF providers from civil lawsuits and prosecution for the “damage to or death of an embryo” during IVF services. The measures could be approved by early next week.
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On Friday, March 1, Black Voters Matter will hold a press conference on the Montgomery Alabama State University campus discussing the critical state of voting rights. This comes ahead of a U.S. Senate hearing on what BVM calls modern-day voting discrimination.
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A recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children is highlighting how support for the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person underpins far less dramatic laws and proposals from abortion foes across the U.S.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, "People who are very sick, have invasive medical devices, or have long or frequent stays in healthcare facilities are at increased risk for acquiring C. auris."
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When Ed and Sarah Jane Masline found out they were going to have a baby, they didn’t know what to expect. But they never thought their son Robert would be…
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Protestors gathered in multiple Alabama cities yesterday to voice their opposition to a proposed replacement for the Affordable Care Act.In Mobile, Al.com…
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The nursing industry nationwide is booming, with lucrative careers, low unemployment and plenty of jobs available. But in Alabama, the outlook is a little…