Alabama’s Cyclospora Outbreak Easing as State Tracks 117 Cases This Year
Alabama's cyclospora outbreak has slowed to 117 confirmed cases this year, far below the nearly 10,000 seen in the upper Midwest, state health officials say.
State Health Officer Reopens Portions of Mobile Bay to Oyster Harvesting
State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris has reopened portions of Mobile Bay, including Cedar Point, Portersville Bay, Heron Bay and Dauphin Island Bay, to oyster harvesting after a temporary closure.
Chlamydia Cases Keep Climbing in Mobile County, Health Officials Say
Mobile County has logged 1,915 chlamydia cases so far in 2026, and health officials say the total is on track to keep rising, with young women making up most cases.
Mobile County Rolls Out Five Weekend Rabies Clinics for Pets This August
The Mobile County Health Department will hold five low-cost, $15 rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets at locations across the county throughout August.
USA Health Equips Rural Alabama Hospitals With Maternity, Newborn Emergency Kits
USA Health delivered fully stocked maternity and neonatal emergency carts to three rural Alabama hospitals in May, part of a growing effort to support mothers and babies as rural labor…
Mobile County Health Department Confirms Cyclosporiasis Case Tied to International Travel
Mobile County's cyclosporiasis case count has grown to four in 2026 as Alabama's statewide total climbs to 29, with health officials pointing to contaminated produce and both travel-related and local…
Coastal Alabama Lands $87 Million in Deepwater Horizon Money for Wetlands, Islands and Water Quality
Alabama will receive $87 million in RESTORE Act funding for coastal projects, including 100 acres of new wetland in upper Mobile Bay and replenishment of Dauphin Island's West End and…
Alabama Health Officials Urge Caution on Reports Linking Prenatal Fentanyl to New Birth Defect Syndrome
Alabama’s top health agency is urging caution about early reports that fentanyl exposure in the womb may be behind a cluster of unusual birth defects, even as the crisis of…
Swimming advisory lifted at Fairhope park on Mobile Bay
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health has lifted the swimming advisory it issued Oct. 5 for the waters of Mobile Bay at Mary Ann Nelson Park…
USA Health Launches Two New Monthly Cancer Support Groups in Mobile and Fairhope
USA Health's Mitchell Cancer Institute has started two new monthly cancer support groups, one in Mobile focused on colorectal cancer and a general group in Fairhope, to help patients and…