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Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace opens …

WEBAffordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace opens for enrollment. This Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 image shows part of the HealthCare.gov website. The …

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Green Health Docs signs: What you need to know

WEBGreen Health Docs signs: What you need to know. Geo resource failed to load. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - You may have seen signs around Alabama …

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Huntsville Hospital Health System’s role in keeping rural …

WEBBut the Huntsville Hospital Health System plays a big role in keeping smaller hospitals open. Nineteen rural hospitals in Alabama face an immediate risk of closing …

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School meals to get healthier with less salt and sugar …

WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. - For the first time in nearly 15 years, big changes are coming to school cafeterias.School breakfast and lunch options for nearly 30 million K …

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Husband, wife open primary care practice for Hispanic …

WEBThe clinic will see anyone who does not have insurance for primary care, a diagnosis, treating conditions, and referrals. And we’re told a third of their patients are …

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New Telehealth service at WellStone expected to help …

WEBThe good news is that Telehealth is preferred by many Americans, and nearly six in 10 said they would use Telehealth for mental health care, according to a 2021 …

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Jackson County Health Care Authority completes merger …

WEBPublished: Sep. 30, 2021 at 3:13 PM PDT. JACKSON CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville Hospital Health System and the Jackson County Health Care Authority have …

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Community comes together in Huntsville for YMCA’s …

WEBThe Huntsville community came together on Saturday for the health and wellness fair at the Southeast Family YMCA. The annual fair allowed the opportunity for …

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Huntsville Hospital leader explains why National Minority …

WEBDoughty said Huntsville Hospital is working on a solution after realizing parts of town are short on primary care physicians. “We personally think access is one of the …

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Wellstone to open only psychiatric in-patient wing for …

WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A mental health clinic’s leaders say about 800 children are taken out of Madison County to receive mental health help every year, but …

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Free COVID testing and Flu vaccines in Huntsville

WEBHappi Health Community Services is here top help meet a need of more testing centers. The organization is offering free COVID testing and Flu vaccines to …

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Athens organization brings hope with free grocery giveway

WEBATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - One Athens organization is bringing more hope to the community with a free grocery giveaway this coming Saturday. The organization, …

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Hospital officials warn dozens of Alabama hospitals are at risk of …

WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. - More than a dozen rural hospitals in Alabama are at immediate risk of closing, according to the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment …

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UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken …

WEB(AP) - UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack earlier …

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Escaped Morgan Co. inmate recaptured, officials say

WEBDECATUR, Ala. - An escaped Morgan County inmate has been recaptured, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections.Officials said Thomas Davis was …

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SCOTUS Abortion case examines what care doctors can provide in

WEBIdaho’s laws ban doctors from performing emergency abortions unless the woman is near death. “Doctors are being placed in a position where they have to choose …

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House approves bill to criminalize organ retention without …

WEBMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill making it a crime for medical examiners to retain a deceased person’s organs without …

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FAFSA delays impacting North Alabama families as students …

WEBSHEFFIELD, Ala. (WAFF) - High school seniors here in the Tennessee Valley will soon be walking across the graduation stage. Unfortunately, some of them …

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County health departments in Alabama unable to provide …

WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Immunizations and certificates of immunizations in Alabama county health departments will be unavailable from Wednesday to …

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Huntsville Hospital purchases DeKalb Regional Medical Center

WEBFORT PAYNE, Ala. - Huntsville Hospital announced on Tuesday that it signed an agreement to acquire DeKalb Regional Medical Center as well as its related …

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Local assisted living facility begins loosening restrictions, allowing

WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - As we see daily COVID-19 case numbers continue to drop and more vaccines going around, assisted living facilities are beginning …

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Huntsville Hospital to close wellness center at Medical Mall on July 1

WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - Huntsville Hospital is closing the Wellness Center at the Medical Mall on July 1, hospital officials announced on Wednesday. “Our …

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Suspicious death investigation underway in Limestone County

WEBLIMESTONE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Limestone County investigators are conducting a death investigation after a body was found Thursday. Limestone County …

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Kitchen Cops hit frequent trouble spots with more low scores

WEBHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The string of low health department scores at Bridge Street restaurants continues this week. This time, it’s BJ’s Restaurant and …

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Owner and family threatened after restaurant charges extra fee for

WEBATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - JenChan’s, a family-owned restaurant in the Cabbagetown area of Atlanta, is garnering attention, including some negative, because …

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Russellville man arrested following year-long drug trafficking

WEBRUSSELLVILLE, Ala. - A Russellville man was arrested following a lengthy drug trafficking investigation on Friday night.According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s …

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Alabama health leaders warn against measles outbreak

WEBThe MMR Vaccine or the measles mumps rubella vaccine, is given to children when they are 12-15 months old and again when they are 4-6 years old. Dr. …

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Health officials warn of counterfeit Botox injections after more …

WEB(AP) - U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people. Half of the individuals have ended up in the …

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