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‘This is really going to hurt the patients’
After experiencing a dramatic turnaround in her health by treating multiple issues and medical conditions with medical cannabis ... Read more
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Covid numbers surge across St. Clair County
St. Clair County, along with the rest of Alabama, has seen a surge of COVID-19 cases following the ... Read more
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New ADPH north eastern district medical officer reccomends getting vaccinated for the health of the community
Dr. Wes Stubblefield is the new district medical officer for the north eastern district for the Alabama Department ... Read more
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New coronavirus gets official medical name
The World Health Organization has given the new coronavirus an official name: Covid-19. Read more
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Measles investigation continues; info on vaccines
The Alabama Department of Public Health continues to investigate a reported case of measles in St. Clair County. ... Read more
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Ragland Roundup
If you are interested in historical facts about Ragland and other St. Clair County Towns it is in the Bicentennial ... Read more
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Breakthrough may lead to ability to diagnose CTE in living football players
In one of the biggest breakthroughs to date, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have discovered a ... Read more
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Harvey and Irma present nearly perfect conditions for Zika-spreading mosquitoes
Even as the floodwaters from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma begin to recede, significant but less obvious health threats ... Read more
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With tick-spread illness on rise, New York officials expand fight against tiny insect
ALBANY — State Health Department officials assured lawmakers Tuesday that they are expanding their efforts across New York ... Read more
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Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead – now’s the time to work out the ethics
The announcement by researchers in Portland, Oregon that they’ve successfully modified the genetic material of a human embryo ... Read more