Prescription drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro, intended for Type 2 diabetes patients, are now being used by many people to help spur weight loss, according to a professor at Auburn University.
According to a study published in Monday’s Pediatrics journal, the rate of these deaths for Black infants in 2020 was nearly three times higher than the rate for white babies and rose above Native American infant deaths.
It may not seem that long ago, but tomorrow marks 3 years since the first confirmed case of COVID in Alabama. Since then, life has changed dramatically for everybody.
A warning to parents and caregivers of small children: a medication often used to treat breathing problems is in short supply. Liquid albuterol has been on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s shortages list for several months.
The statement comes after attorneys general in 20 states last month warned Walgreens and CVS that they could face legal consequences if they sell abortion pills by mail in those states.
The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital, health officials said during a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccines meeting Wednesday.
It’s an unlikely role for the Food and Drug Administration, a sprawling, century-old bureaucracy that for decades directed most of its communications toward doctors and corporations.
“We want to be able to retain and recruit nurses for our hospitals," said Dr. Laura Hart. "We do not want them to close. We want to be able to staff them where patients can get care.”
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, says he’s following through on a promise he made to halt Department of Defense nominations in the Senate should the Biden Administration implement policies related to “taxpayer-subsidized abortions for service members and dependents.”
The overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be available as an over-the-counter medication to aid the national response to the opioid crisis, U.S. health advisers said Wednesday.
Agencies that assist domestic violence victims received funding through Alabama’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund, as announced by Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that climate change could add to allergy woes potentially leading to higher pollen concentrations and longer pollen seasons.
Troy University received a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The university is putting it toward bettering mental health resources in Alabama schools.
The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) will accept grant applications for the next round of child care employee bonuses starting Tuesday, Feb. 21.
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