Health

Alabama begins screening newborns for two additional genetic disorders

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is excited to announce that on March 13 newborn screening began for two…

1 year ago

Atrium Health Floyd Provides Stop the Bleed Kits to Area Schools

Atrium Health Floyd Provides Stop the Bleed Kits to Area Schools Nearly 1,000 kits given to regional health care partners…

1 year ago

Atrium Health Floyd Has Received Two Patient Safety and Quality Summit Awards

Pictured above/from left, Dr. Daniel Valancius, Hospitalist director for Atrium Health Floyd; Carolina Ochoa, process improvement leader for Atrium Health…

1 year ago

Deadly Infections are Killing People / Here are the Symptoms of Strep A and More

Deadly Infections are Killing People. Here are the Symptoms of Strep A and More. Here’s how to tell them apart.…

1 year ago

Get Ready for COLD Weather / Prepare Now

National Weather Service Birmingham AL 258 AM CST Wed Dec 21 2022 ALZ011>015-017>050-212200- /O.UPG.KBMX.HZ.A.0001.221223T0600Z-221225T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.HZ.W.0001.221223T0600Z-221225T1500Z/ Marion-Lamar-Fayette-Winston-Walker-Blount-Etowah-Calhoun- Cherokee-Cleburne-Pickens-Tuscaloosa-Jefferson-Shelby-St. Clair- Talladega-Clay-Randolph-Sumter-Greene-Hale-Perry-Bibb-Chilton- Coosa-Tallapoosa-Chambers-Marengo-Dallas-Autauga-Lowndes-Elmore-…

1 year ago

Unwelcome Return of Polio with More than Two Dozen Cases Recently Being Reported

With polio cases reappearing in the United States after decades of it being eliminated – the Alabama Department of Public…

2 years ago

Beat the Heat with Red Cross Summer Safety Tips

Beat the Heat with Red Cross Summer Safety Tips As excessive heat warnings impact more and more people from the…

2 years ago

COVID Rates Rising; New Sub-Variants Leading the Way

COVID cases in the U.S. have now risen to about 100,000 cases a day, with subvariant BA.2.12.1, being responsible for…

2 years ago

Blood Assurance Blood Drive at DeKalb Regional Medical Center on Monday, May 16th

DeKalb Regional Medical Center at 200 Medical Center Drive SW in Ft Payne will host a Blood Assurance Blood Drive…

2 years ago