The Alabama Education Association is urging the state to give teachers COVID-19 vaccinations following the deaths of at least 39 public school employees from the contagious illness. The group, which represents public education employees, sent a letter Friday to State …
Regulators have loosened rules to make it easier for out-of-state doctors to work in Alabama as the coronavirus pandemic both fills hospital beds and strains medical staff by sickening doctors and nurses, officials said Monday as the first doses of …
More than 450 health care workers in Alabama had been infected with COVID-19 as the total cases in the state neared 3,000, the Alabama Department of Public Health said Friday. The Alabama Department of Public Health said that 464 employees …
The Alabama Department of Public Health says it’s investigating five reports of potentially severe lung disease associated with electronic cigarettes or vaping. The department told news outlets that it’s evaluating the reports and will release information as it becomes available. …
The state health department believes a salmonella outbreak at a Colbert County wedding caused at least 77 people to become ill, including 12 who were hospitalized. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Karen Landers told news outlets on Thursday that the …
The Water Works and Sewer Board in Gadsden, Ala., has filed a lawsuit against more than 30 carpet and textile companies over pollution in the city’s water supply. Media outlets report that the lawsuit, filed Sept. 22, says the companies …
An Alabama public health official says 540 workers are being tested for possible tuberculosis infection at the Hyundai automobile plant outside Montgomery. The tests and evaluations Tuesday came after an employee at the plant was confirmed to have pulmonary tuberculosis. …
The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed staph in several types of food served at a Montgomery day care was what sent nearly 90 children to the emergency room and required 30 to be hospitalized. Multiple media outlets report …
