AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoInfant Health: Alabama recorded 422 infant deaths in 2025, a rate of 7.4 per 1,000 births—well above the national rate of 5.4. The rate for Black infants was more than twice that for white infants. Rural Care: Alabama is set to receive nearly $200 million in federal rural-health funding. UAB is also expanding rural physician training with a new family medicine residency in Boaz, while a March of Dimes mobile unit aims to address gaps in rural maternal care. Hospital Support: The state is sending Jackson Hospital $40 million for capital expenses as the Montgomery facility emerges from bankruptcy. Public Health: Montgomery health officials temporarily closed Renfroe’s Market on McGehee Road; Costco also recalled some Kirkland whipped cream sold in Alabama over possible cleaning-chemical contamination. Medical Testing: Birmingham-based Molecular Designs received its first FDA clearance, for a test that detects flu A, flu B and RSV.
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