1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (376+ words) Some students at the University of Alabama are embracing something other than the traditional college kegger - wellness. The New York Times reported on the phenomenon of daytime parties - "darties" - that bring together scores of students for healthier pursuits such as…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (542+ words) Five-year-old Dewontis “Junior” Groomster Jr. has been through more medically than most people experience in a lifetime. This week, he finally got to meet the woman whose decision to become a bone marrow donor helped give him the best chance…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (869+ words) An ordinary trip to the mailbox brought Brittney Battles Roberts something she never expected to hold — a letter from the White House about her son, Will. Then she saw the date. The day after 15-year-old Will Roberts died following his…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (350+ words) The University of Alabama at Birmingham has named UAB Department of Neurology Chair David Standaert, M.D., Ph.D., as its next vice president for Research following a national search. In his new role, Standaert will serve as a senior UAB leader on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1519+ words) When Lisa Bright thinks about the work she has spent the past several years building, she does not think about awards or recognition. She thinks about her son. Will Bright was 25 when he died of an overdose in November 2012. He…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (137+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHNT) — A new study has ranked Alabama as one of the poorest states in the country for giving young children a healthy nutritional start. That according to a new childhood nutrition index from Juice Plus+ comparing all 50 states,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (516+ words) A Pell City company that helped build UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair is now putting $250,000 toward the hospital’s future. Goodgame Company Inc. made the contribution through Alabama’s Rural Hospital Investment Program, joining Metro Bank to bring the hospital’s private contributions…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (535+ words) I sat with the doctor three years ago and he got straight to the point. He’d examined the scan and he said, “Mike, you have cancer.” I’ve been with family and church members and heard this diagnosis scores of times,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (386+ words) DECATUR COUNTY, GA (WTXL) — A statewide shortage of psychiatric treatment beds is forcing Decatur County's jail to serve as a mental health facility, with some inmates waiting years for evaluations and treatment. Chief Deputy Wendell Cofer of the Decatur County…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (670+ words) Alabama’s elected leaders joined thousands of supporters Thursday in mourning Will Roberts, the 15-year-old from Ralph, Alabama, whose battle with osteosarcoma inspired a statewide — and ultimately national — outpouring of prayer, support and advocacy. The tributes carried added significance because several…...