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chronic illness

Coverage of chronic illness from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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Illustration for the news story: Mobile marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month with rides, red towers and a blood drive

University of South Alabama

Mobile marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month with rides, red towers and a blood drive

Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis has proclaimed September 2026 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, with the proclamation accepted at the Sept. 1 City Council meeting.…

Sep 9, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Mother’s Bone Marrow Gift Gives Daughter, 6, New Hope Against Sickle Cell Disease

Public Health

Mobile Mother’s Bone Marrow Gift Gives Daughter, 6, New Hope Against Sickle Cell Disease

Aug 1, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Legalizes Medical Cannabis; Mobile-Baldwin Lawmakers Split on Final Vote

Politics

Alabama Legalizes Medical Cannabis; Mobile-Baldwin Lawmakers Split on Final Vote

May 17, 2021 Baldwin County

Illustration for the news story: Mobile County Confirms First COVID-19 Case: A Child Isolated at Home

Mobile

Mobile County Confirms First COVID-19 Case: A Child Isolated at Home

Mar 19, 2020

Illustration for the news story: Mobile-Area Blues Musician Hank Becker Hospitalized in ICU With Pneumonia, Staph Infection

Mobile

Mobile-Area Blues Musician Hank Becker Hospitalized in ICU With Pneumonia, Staph Infection

Jan 5, 2010