Sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, the bill would create a rural healthcare tax credit to incentivize individual ...

For the fifth consecutive year, Alabama saw more deaths than births, a problem that an expert says will become increasingly difficult to stop. In 2024, 52 of 67 Alabama counties saw more deaths than ...

However, rural areas and small jurisdiction fire departments ... several other classes," Holley explained. According to the Alabama Fire College website, a person must be at least 18 years old ...

Technological gaps handicap rural hospitals as billions in federal funding to modernize infrastructure lags. The reliance on ...

“Alabama does a great job of covering children ... credit provision that incentivizes physicians to practice in rural areas. Sponsored by Rep. Ed Oliver, R-Dadeville, the bill would double ...

From aging trees to a nonexistent workforce, many of Alabama’s urban forests are facing major challenges. Over the next five ...

Independent pharmacies in Alabama are facing a crisis, but state lawmakers have passed a bill to provide a lifeline, ...

Of those, the vast majority practice in Alabama, in mostly rural areas, and 65 percent are primary care physicians. Students complete prematriculation courses at The University of Alabama related to ...

The retailer currently has more than 130 stores in 14 states and has had Alabama in its sights for years. Rural King ...

Of the 67 counties in Alabama, 56 are designated as rural and 61 as primary care shortage areas. With this primary care health professional shortage affecting over one million Alabamians, there ...