Tag: COVID 19
Dr. Diane Counce presents experience with long COVID
On Tuesday, Dr. Diane Counce spoke at the Mountain Brook Public Library to the Over the Mountain Chapter of Alabama Eagle Forum about her experiences treating patients suffering...
Lawmakers advance hospital visitation protections
Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation requiring hospitals and nursing homes to allow in-person visits, even during a pandemic.
Life expectancy declines again
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report indicates that American life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row in 2021. Average...
Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10 billion COVID bill
Lawmakers moved to the brink Thursday of shaking hands on a scaled-back bipartisan compromise providing a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19,...
Kay Ivey applauds decision to drop mask mandates in Alabama schools
Gov. Kay Ivey has released a statement in light of schools dropping their remaining mask mandates. Ivey has drawn criticism on the...
FDA halts use of antibody drugs that don’t work vs. omicron
COVID-19 antibody drugs from Regeneron and Eli Lilly should no longer be used because they don’t work against the omicron variant that...
COVID-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine
Sometimes when she’s feeding her infant daughter, Amanda Harrison is overcome with emotion and has to wipe away tears of gratitude. She...
Jail releases some non-violent offenders because of COVID-19
A south Alabama jail has started releasing some non-violent offenders because of a rise in COVID-19 cases at the facility.
Nearly 200 inmates test positive for COVID at Alabama prison
Nearly 200 inmates tested positive for COVID-19 at a state prison after officials implemented mass testing in the wake of an outbreak...
Alabama cities canceling Christmas parades as pandemic rages
Part of the holiday season will be missing in some Alabama cities this year as officials cancel Christmas parades because of the...
