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Updated: 21 hours ago
|By WBRC Staff
There’s no way of telling how many cases will be confirmed in Alabama, but the state began taking precautions on Friday, March 13, 2020.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Ashley Bohle
An idea has circulated on social media suggesting people who are having trouble finding baby formula can order a different way through Amazon.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By CNN staff
With marijuana legal in many places, the FDA issued a warning Friday about a growing danger to children.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 8:28 PM CDT
|By Chasity Maxie
An urgent message from the state health department to parents: don’t dilute your baby formula. Some doctors worry parents struggling to find formula on store shelves could resort to this. But the state health department said diluting baby formula can lead to dehydration, kidney problems, weight loss, and seizures.
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Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 3:18 PM CDT
|By Gray News staff
The recall wiped out many brands covered by WIC, a federal program like food stamps that serves women, infants and children, though the program now permits brand substitutes.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 12:37 PM CDT
|By Carmen Poe
The nationwide shortage has moms wondering what they should do if they cannot find any baby formula.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 11:03 AM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
Tennessee, Missouri and Texas are among the states seeing a significant impact but it could ease over the next few weeks.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 10:23 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
You’ve heard about new supply chain issues a lot lately. Now, one is impacting hospitals and doctor’s offices around the world.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 2:02 PM CDT
|By WDAM Staff
Mississippi is seeing an increase in cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. with the state averaging about 200 cases a day these days.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 5:42 AM CDT
|By Josh Gauntt
It’s now illegal in Alabama to administer or prescribe gender-affirming medications to transgender children.
East Mississippi Electric Power Radar
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By Reagan Ranzer
A 29-year-old Alabamian is walking coast to coast for a worthy cause.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Nicholas Brooks
Stores have been struggling to stock baby formula due to the nationwide shortage.
Updated: May. 8, 2022 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Brandon Richard
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves says his state will ban abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
Regulations are starting to shape up for the medical marijuana program in Mississippi and the opt out deadline has passed for cities and counties.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 6:18 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
US regulators have limited the use of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine to adults who cannot receive other COVID-19 shots.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative on Monday for COVID-19, six days after she tested positive for the virus.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 8:06 PM CDT
|By Lauren Harksen
Many allergy sufferers are dealing with a runny nose or watery eyes right now. Unfortunately, doctors say we’ll probably be in allergy season for a few more months.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 2:05 PM CDT
|By Chase Franks
Rush Health Systems is promoting fitness and physicians are out there as well.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:51 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
A reminder from the state health officer Friday morning that COVID isn’t gone.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
The FDA said it plans to convene its outside panel of vaccine experts on June 8, 21 and 22 to review applications from Moderna and Pfizer for child vaccines.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By WTOK Staff
Patients and visitors have the option to wear a mask or not, with some exceptions.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Will Stribling, Mississippi Today
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi and University of Mississippi Medical Center have agreed to utilize a mediation process to settle the contract dispute that has left the state’s largest hospital out of network with its largest insurer.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 8:13 PM CDT
|By ZEKE MILLER
The U.S. has ordered enough supply of the pills for 20 million people, which is estimated to last for several more months.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Maggie Wade
Steep Hill Mississippi has become the first laboratory to begin the accreditation process in the state to test medical marijuana.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 3:22 PM CDT
|By CNN staff
The antiviral drug is given as an injection. It was previously approved for patients 12 years of age and older.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By CNN staff
The recalled products are one-pound packages of Hippie Organics French beans.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 8:53 AM CDT
|By CNN
One year ago, all 50 states were reporting new cases daily, but that has trailed off.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Brady Talbert
While the fight against COVID-19 has gained much attention other the past couple years, the battles for those struggling with other diseases were never put on pause.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Erin Davis
More of Alabama’s veterans could soon be able to access a treatment to fight symptoms of PTSD that’s currently only available in one place in north Alabama.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:26 PM CDT
|By Rosanna Smith
Over four months 9 children tested positive for Adenovirus in Alabama. Two required liver transplants.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2022 at 9:29 PM CDT
|By WBRC Staff and Lauren Harksen
These children presented to providers in different areas of Alabama with symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness and varying degrees of liver injury, including liver failure.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By WTOK Staff
Appointments for second COVID-19 booster shots will be available through county health departments starting Monday.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 3:56 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Those interested can begin making appointments after 5 p.m. Friday.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By Erin Davis
A bill recently signed by Gov. Kay Ivey will add regulations to telehealth visits.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 12:30 PM CDT
|By Kinsley Centers
“We have a major shortage in healthcare workers now,” Dr. Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association, said.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 5:10 PM CDT
|By ZEKE MILLER
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was extending the order to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 2:11 PM CDT
|By Peter Zampa
As certain areas of the country see a spike in COVID-19 cases, leaders are trying to figure out how to prevent another nationwide surge.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 9:53 AM CDT
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Alabama State Health Officer Scott Harris has spent more than two years discussing COVID-19. On Wednesday, he confirmed he’s tested positive for it.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Elizabeth Jackson
Geographical location also plays a big part in how bad someone’s allergies can be.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 6:45 PM CDT
|By Patrice Clark
This is a decision Mayor Flaggs says is the right one, because it could boost the tax revenue in the city and possibly help save lives.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 9:39 AM CDT
|By Debra Dolan
Bestar has issued a recall for several models of its beds after a 79-year-old woman died and dozens of others reported injuries.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 8:04 PM CDT
|By Courtney Ann Jackson
The Department of Health has the first three proposed regulations up for review and comment.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 12:03 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff
The law does allow voters in cities and counties that opt out of the program to have a say through a referendum process.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 5:18 PM CDT
|By Kristin Kasper
Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) hosted an event discussing the war in Ukraine and what it means for global food security.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff
Yet another Mississippi city has now opted out of the medical marijuana business.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Bill Snyder
On a day like Tuesday, when it’s storming and cloudy and rainy, some of us get a little anxious about severe weather threatening our area.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Holly Emery
Now that Blue Cross Blue Shield dropped UMMC from its list of covered medical facilities, hundreds of patients are making tough choices regarding their well-being.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 2:55 PM CDT
|By WTOK Staff
A leak repair has affected about 15 households.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 12:02 PM CDT
|By The Associated Press
This is the first time the health insurance program for older people and those with disabilities has covered an over-the-counter test at no cost to recipients.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 11:26 AM CDT
|By The Associated Press
Fewer people are being treated for COVID-19 in Alabama hospitals than at any time since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.