The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.

In excess of 75 years, we’ve seen the benefits,” Dr. Tommy Johnson, ADPH State Dental Director, said. “And we’ve also seen the lack of benefits when systems actually do take away the fluoridation.” ...

The Cleveland Clinic notes that there is no cure for measles, and measles just has to "run its course." However, the best ...

A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency’s splintering ...

Montgomery is one of the nation’s worst cities for the rate of sexually transmitted infections, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. And Mobile, while lower on ...

A recent study shows that two additional tick species can transmit the red meat allergy alpha-gal syndrome. Which species can be found in Alabama?

America received some great news last year when the federal government reported that youth tobacco usage was at historic lows. Keeping young people away from tobacco has long been a government ...

The cuts, which affect several high-profile agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services, including the FDA, CDC and the National Institutes of Health, are part of a broad plan by ...

(AP Photo/Ben Gray) Chris Van Beneden, left, who worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 25 years, and Julie Edelson, who worked there for 10, protest in support of the CDC in ...

Cuts to the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health and Global Health Center were “particularly concerning,” said Tom Frieden, who headed the CDC during the Obama administration. The CDC’s ...

Nate Oats has turned to the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball program into an SEC powerhouse over the past several years. Alabama, led by Mark Sears and Grant Nelson, entered the NCAA ...