Major Alabama hospital pauses IVF after court rules frozen embryos are children

Major Alabama hospital pauses IVF after court rules frozen embryos are children

The Medical Association of the State of Alabama said in a statement: “The significance of this decision impacts all Alabamians and will likely lead to fewer babies – children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins – as fertility options become limited for those who want to have a family.” Source link

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas on Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the US at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. The state said the method would be humane, but critics called it cruel and experimental. Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was … Read more

Storms, tornadoes slam US South, killing at least 7 people

Storms, tornadoes slam US South, killing at least 7 people

A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South on Thursday killed at least six people in central Alabama, where a tornado ripped roofs off homes and uprooted trees in historic Selma, while another person was killed in Georgia, where severe winds knocked out power to tens of thousands of people. In Autauga County, Alabama, … Read more

Jeff Cook, guitarist and co-founder of the band Alabama, dead at 73 | CNN

Jeff Cook, guitarist and co-founder of the band Alabama, dead at 73 | CNN

CNN  —  Jeff Cook, one of the original members of the country band Alabama, has died, according to the group’s representative, Don Murry Grubbs. He was 73. Cook died at his vacation home in Destin, Florida on Monday “with his family and close friends by his side,” according to a press release and a statement … Read more

Alabama Criminalizes Transgender Medical Treatments For Minors

Alabama Criminalizes Transgender Medical Treatments For Minors

May 9, 2022 — Alabama became the first state to make it illegal for doctors to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender people under the age of 19, The Associated Press reported. The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act  took effect Sunday and makes it a crime to treat transgender youths with puberty blockers and … Read more

CDC Issues Alert for Hepatitis in Children With Adenovirus Infection

CDC Issues Alert for Hepatitis in Children With Adenovirus Infection

April 21, 2022 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory urging state and local authorities to watch for cases of hepatitis in children with adenovirus infection. Nine hepatitis cases in which children tested positive for adenovirus have occurred in Alabama since October 2021 among children aged 1-6, with two … Read more

Alabama’s Deaths Outpace Births for First Time in History

Sept. 20, 2021 — For the first time in Alabama’s known history, the state’s deaths have outpaced its births — a bleak consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Our state literally shrunk in 2020,” Scott Harris, MD, Alabama’s state health officer, said at a news conference. “It hasn’t happened before, nor has it even been close … Read more