Nursing Home Deaths Study Prompts CMS Hardball
A recent study by a national nonprofit that found 42 percent of all Covid deaths in the U.S. are in nursing homes and assisted...
What are Alabama’s Covid Models?
As national media continue to report criticisms of state policies on reduced lockdowns of the economy, Alabama has become one of the frequent targets.
Recently...
Birmingham Lab One of Two in Nation to Test COVID-19 At-Home Samples
Assurance Scientific Laboratories has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as one of two laboratories to test specimens for Everlywell COVID-19 at-home...
Alabama Moving to Covid Contact Tracing
Contact tracing of individuals in Alabama infected with SARS-CoV-2 is coming soon, by way of a smart phone application now being developed by the...
New Study: 42% of Covid Deaths in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities
According to a new analysis of data collected state-by-state from long-term care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living facilities account for 42 percent of...
Alabama Hospitals Down $739 Million, Virus Deficit
Alabama hospitals have lost about $739 million in revenue during the virus crisis, the head of the Alabama Hospital Association told the Anniston Star...
WHO Suspends HCQ Trials
The World Health Organization has temporarily suspended a clinical trial of antimalarial drugs for Covid treatment following the May 22 publication by The Lancet...
USA Health Plans Free-standing ER for West Mobile
USA Health has announced plans for a new, free-standing emergency department in West Mobile, adjacent to the University of South Alabama campus.
Construction is set...
Trump’s Covid Drug, Genetics and Risks
The anti-malaria drug that is being touted by President Donald Trump as a Covid treatment has associated risks, including a genetic-based risk for people...
350-Fold Telemedicine Boom “Nothing Short of a Miracle”
The swift adaptation of the Alabama health care system to telemedicine during the virus crisis has been "nothing short of a miracle," says Dr....