American Academy of Pediatrics

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Bureau of Clinical Laboratories has begun testing newborn infants in the state for two additional diseases, enabling early detection and increasing the chances of successful treatment.

Professors at The University of Alabama are actively seeking participants for research studies that could impact residents’ health and wellness. The university’s media center recently released sign-up information for 18 studies across multiple disciplines from engineering and psychology to nutrition and rural health, and there is more research to come.

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham said children are at increased risk for eye injuries in the summer. They said eye injuries are much more common in May and June before peaking in July and falling off as school begins in the fall.

An Alabama judicial regulatory body will decide whether Roy Moore should be removed as Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court.Moore faces removal from…