Families take legal action against Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission for not initiating patient registry
Alabama Families Sue Medical Cannabis Commission Five families in Alabama have taken legal action against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), stating that state agencies have failed to fulfill their legal duty to create registration processes for medical cannabis patients and caregivers. The lawsuit, which was filed on April 25 in Montgomery County Circuit Court, […]
Funding reductions at Vanderbilt University Medical Center may affect faculty and research diversity programs.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Facing Major Cuts Data from the White House’s Government Efficiency initiative indicates that Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) could see reductions in research funding, particularly targeting programs designed to enhance diversity in medical research faculty and participants. Known as a significant player in southeastern healthcare, VUMC, which manages more than 3.5 […]
Kuntal Desai, M.D.: Take action now to support new medical residents and prevent the collapse of rural healthcare in Alabama
This July, hundreds of health residents are set to begin their graduate training in hospitals and clinics across Alabama. It’s a crucial transition for the state, ensuring that healthcare continues in both busy areas and rural communities. However, this year, a crisis looms that could disrupt this process, which would be particularly harmful for communities […]
Medical teams from the Army Reserve assist residents and pets of Alabama’s MOWA Choctaw Reservation.
Military and Community Collaboration in Healthcare at Mowa Choctaw Reservation Thomas Hudson serves as the Chief Program Officer for Delta Regional Authorities (DRA), which fosters cooperation between federal and state levels to stimulate economic development in the Lower Mississippi River and Alabama areas. Hudson noted that the partnership’s mission has achieved significant advancements in military […]
Trump’s steep proposed cuts to medical research funding draw bipartisan flak
Jayanta Bhattacharya, director of the National Institute of Health, will speak at a confirmation hearing in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Capitol Hill on March 5, 2025. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Jay Batacharya, director of the National Institute of Health, testified on Tuesday that the White House, proposed […]
FBI Reportedly Probing 3 Hospitals For Allegedly Mutilating Kids In Trans Medical Procedures
The FBI is investigating a hospital trio of children who are allegedly violating federal laws on genital mutilation through the provision of pediatric sexual intercourse surgery, according to a report by Fox News. hospital It is reportedly Under FBI scrutiny to provide sexual intercourse surgery and hormone replacement therapy, it includes Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s […]
Tennessee LGBTQ+ organization buys, pays off medical debt through “Burn Debt, Not Books” program
Cassidy Parkison of Quilt’s Parkison burns signs representing medical debts that the organization has purchased and paid off. (Photo: Eric Dorman) The healthcare situation in Tennessee is bleak. State Ranking 44th overall health results And I have Rural hospitals have the highest closure rate Per person. And since the vast majority of Republicans who run […]
Vanderbilt University Medical Center to lay off up to 650 after Trump administration grant cuts
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will fire hundreds of employees as a result of federal grant cuts. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, one of the largest academic research and hospital care systems in the Southeast, expects to fire 650 employees as a result of Grant and other funding by the Trump administration, said […]
Column: Big state budget questions linger about crime, Medi-Cal, Delta tunnel
Sacramento – California really has a council, even if you don’t hear much about it. In fact, it is now making a ton of important decisions. They affect millions of Californians – there are many new laws and large spending. But lawmakers’ moves are sliding under the news radar as they focus on more unconvincing […]
Civil rights attorney to sue Knox County sheriff, UT Medical over deaths of Black men
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, who raised FIST, stands with the families of counsel Troy Jones and David Butts and Davon Saint-Germain on the far right. (Photo: Angela Dennis) Civil rights attorney Ben Crump visited Knoxville Wednesday to discuss the lawsuit against Knox County and the University of Tennessee Medical Center over the deaths of […]