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Health Care Disparities: Black Doctors Have Been Rare, but a Local

WEBDr. Raegan Durant speaks with colleagues at UAB (Source: UAB) Trust — or a lack of it — can become a barrier when it comes to health care. Black patients …

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Health Care Disparities: Access to Treatment, Insurance Isn’t

WEBIn its 2019 focus group study of women’s reproductive care in Dallas County, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that many women felt Alabama’s Medicaid eligibility …

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Health Care Disparities: ZIP Code, Race Predict Lifelong Health

WEBBaskin said health care disparities are caused by a complex web of factors, from inherent inequalities in the medical field to the simple ability to get from your door to …

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After 12 Years and a Pandemic, Jefferson County’s Health Officer …

WEBBirmingham Council Gives $5M Toward Public Health Data System March 19, 2024. The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $5 million for a nonprofit …

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Officials Break Ground on a New $120 Million Cooper Green Facility

WEBOfficials broke ground on the new Cooper Green Mercy Health clinic on Jan. 9, 2023. (Cody Short, WBHM) Officials with Cooper Green Mercy Health broke ground …

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Birmingham Offers ‘Beacon’ For Alabama’s Transgender Community

WEBBirmingham Council Gives $5M Toward Public Health Data System March 19, 2024. The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $5 million for a nonprofit …

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The Long Decline: Health Care Access Grows Difficult in Shrinking …

WEBThere are also significant differences between the rural and urban physician workforce. Primary care physicians made up a larger portion of the physician workforce …

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Medical West Begins Work on McCalla Hospital

WEBRendering of the planned Medical West Hospital Authority hospital and medical office building. (Source: UAB) Medical West Hospital Authority broke ground …

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Alabama’s Health Care System for Women Ranks Near

WEBThe Commonwealth Fund has a new category in its annual scorecard of state health systems — reproductive and women’s health care. The scorecard looks deeper …

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Health Care Disparities Plague Blacks

WEBHealth Care Disparities Plague Blacks. BirminghamWatch, July 21, 2020. Share this story: From the 2018 Community Health Equity Report, courtesy of the …

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Heart Disease, Hypertension Take Toll on Alabama Women

WEBAccording to ADPH, white women had a higher-than average rate of death from hypertensive heart disease in 2021, at 31.5 per 100,000 deaths, compared to a …

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Birmingham Won’t Defund Police, but Public Safety Plan Includes

WEBBirmingham Police officers during a recent protest. (Photo by Tom Gordon) The city of Birmingham said “no” to defunding the police but “yes” to social workers …

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Its Future in Limbo, Limiting Telehealth in the Gulf South Could Be

WEBTelehealth became a necessity for many people during the COVID-19 pandemic. But with state health emergencies expiring, laws that have made it more …

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UAB Health System CEO: ‘It really was that bleak.’

WEBAfter the state went under a lockdown and UAB canceled or postponed nonessential procedures, officials estimated the health system would lose $70 million a …

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Grant Awarded for Program to Serve Victims of Violence in Hospital

WEBBirminghamWatch, April 13, 2022. Share this story: Offender Alumni Association logo. The Jefferson County Department of Health has given a grant of more than $1.1 million to …

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UAB Medical School Renamed After $95 Million Donation

WEBThe UAB School of Medicine has been renamed the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine after a Dothan eye surgeon donated a record-breaking $95 …

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Cooper Green Mercy Construction Proceeding; Opening Expected …

WEBJefferson County Commissioners today received a progress report on construction of the Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority building. The new …

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Hustling Hope: Doctors Debunk Diabetes Treatment as

WEBFord Gilbert, founder and CEO of Trina Health, is shown in an office at the company’s Sacramento headquarters on Feb. 5, 2018. He is flipping through a …

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