Health

CULLMAN, Ala. - As the county takes precautions to protect residents and reduce the spread of COVID-19, many animal lovers are becoming concerned for the county's four-legged residents. Several areas across the country report that people are abandoning their pets or giving them up to shelters due...

CULLMAN, Ala. – With the recent public health order from Governor Kay Ivey closing dining rooms for restaurants across the state of Alabama, local establishments have had to adapt with new hours and changes to how they deliver their services as well. Restaurants are now having...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman City Schools (CCS) on Monday began distributing “Grab and Go Curbside Meals” to students 18 and younger from the lunchroom at West Elementary School. Each student in the drive-through line received two days’ worth of breakfasts and lunches. Cullman...

CULLMAN, Ala. - On Monday, Good Samaritan Health Clinic Director Jolanda Hutson released this statement from the clinic’s Medical Director, assuring clients of continuing services with certain changes to keep everyone safe: The Good Samaritan Clinic recognizes the challenges that COVID-19 brings to...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. That is why each year, during the first week of October,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Cullman Regional is the first hospital in central Alabama to offer robotic-arm assisted total knee and total hip replacements with its Mako System. This latest advancement in joint replacement surgery transforms the way total knee and hip replacements are...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The Fourth of July is on the horizon but after your holiday plans are complete, you’ll have a chance to drop in on this year’s 4th of July Throwdown CrossFit Competition. This is the third year that...

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Ala.—Summertime cookouts are filled with fun and family, especially those on or near national holidays. This fourth of July, serve up some food safety basics alongside your homemade potato salad or pulled pork platter. Alabama Extension regional food safety agent...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - With most people spending more time outdoors in late spring and summer, the Alabama Department of Public Health reminds people of all ages to protect their exposed skin from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays and practice sun safety. Continued skin damage over...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Around six months ago, WellStone Behavioral Health, which serves Cullman and Madison Counties, became one of five agencies in the state of Alabama to receive grants from the Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) to administer a program known...