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Conflicting guidance on screening for breast cancer
4+ hour, 33+ min ago (32+ words) WBRC Conflicting guidance on screening for breast cancer How well did cell phone ban work in schools? Alabama redistricting fight sent back to lower courts...
Nurse-led unit addresses maternal and infant health risks in rural communities
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (517+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing (UAB) is taking health care on the road with its new Moms and Kids Mobile Health Clinic. The traveling care team operates from an RV and offers prenatal,…...
Making menstrual leave official: 2 paid days off a month for period pain
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (66+ words) WBRC Making menstrual leave official: 2 paid days off a month for period pain Woman caught using board with nails to damage Tesla Cybertruck in Caldwell County, sheriff says Senators press intelligence chiefs at annual threat hearing New I-65 lanes in Calera…...
Midwife, who dedicated life to maternal health care, dies from childbirth complications with first baby
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (620+ words) CHARLESTON, S. C. (WCSC/Gray News) " A South Carolina midwife who dedicated her life's work to preventing maternal deaths died from childbirth complications earlier this month. Dr. Janell Green Smith, a Charleston native, midwife and career advocate for maternal health care, died…...
Study shows states that utilize midwives have better maternal outcome
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1787+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Women are dying from pregnancy-related issues in the United States at double and triple the rate of other high-income nations. This American crisis is magnified in Alabama, where more women die in pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum…...