A Gardendale nursing home can continue operations after a federal judge issued an order allowing it to stay open.

An Alabama medical facility is looking to make a major transition to Rural Emergency Hospital status, which would bring an end to inpatient services and prompt dozens of facility job losses.

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has reported a decrease in the state's infant mortality rate for 2024, with ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - Alabama’s infant mortality rate improved in 2024 but remained higher than the national average.

Here are eight dental-related Medicaid and Medicare updates that have taken place since September: 1. A panel of dentists, lawmakers and public health professionals met Nov. 5 to discuss ways to ...

BIRMINGHAM — Alabama basketball fought tooth and nail at its 109-105 exhibition win against Florida State in Boutwell Auditorium. Earlier in the week at SEC Media Days, coach Nate Oats said his guys ...

States are racing to win their slice of a new $50 billion rural health fund amid worries the program’s lack of guardrails and rushed timeline could mean the providers who need the most help ...

Facing more potential hospital closures, Alabama is turning to a $50 billion federal initiative to revitalize rural ...

Alabama has submitted a plan to the federal government for how the state will use $500 million to improve rural health care over the next five years.