Tag: health
Emergency Help Information for COVID-19
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) have published guidance on the virus. Visit...
Telehealth A Key to Slowing Spread of COVID-19
By Holly Gainer
UAB News
As COVID-19 continues to spread in the United States, health care providers are turning to technology to help treat patients who...
Drew: How to Protect Yourself from Coronavirus
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With our state and nation being under a State of Emergency due to Coronavirus COVID–19, I would be remiss not to...
Ellis: What are Viruses Anyway?
By Glenn Ellis
During the current coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that we wash our hands long enough to...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
We asked Birmingham-area residents, What steps are you taking to avoid coronavirus or COVID-19?
Miranda Hornsby: “I actually work in healthcare, I’m...
Updates from City of Birmingham, Miles College, BCRI on coronavirus
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Friday instructed the city’s Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity to identify ways to support...
List of Birmingham events cancelled or delayed due to coronavirus
The Birmingham Times
Due to a growing concern over the spread of the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, several events with an expected large attendance...
Drew: Safety Tips When Attending Large Crowded Events
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Spring and summer are two popular seasons for various types of large events, both in and outdoors. It is also the...
Ellis: The Closure of Safety Net Hospitals
By Glenn Ellis
There is a disturbing trend of closings of community-based, or “safety net” hospitals, which like most things in healthcare disproportionally and negatively...
Contagion: Officials work to lower risk of coronavirus in Jeffco
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
As governments around the world ramp up responses to the coronavirus, the Birmingham metro area has institutions that play a...
