UAB Hospital will begin screening every patient treated in the ER to reduce those numbers through a program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Seafood from the Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida coastlines is safe for consumption according to federal testing.

The risk factors for stroke in the South also may be responsible for cognitive decline.

New research shows that reducing fat intake in our diet affects diabetes risk; findings were stronger for African Americans.

Less expensive alternative just as safe and effective as common, costly transplant drug.

A drug long used for adults with sickle cell disease could change how the disease is managed in very young children.