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Medical Breakthroughs: COVID-19 and Eye Abnormalities+Heart Health During Pregnancy

A study published in Radiology found significant eye abnormalities in some patients with severe COVID-19. MRI scans showed nodules in the back part of the eye in seven percent of the patients studied. Doctors say eye screening should be considered for covid patients in the ICU. A mother’s heart health during pregnancy can impact her child later on. A study…

Medical Breakthroughs: Cardiovascular Disease and Dementia+Zika Vaccine+Recreational Drinking

Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in mid-life may also protect against dementia later in life. researchers in Spain looked at scans of more than 500 middle-aged people. they found a connection between the buildup of fats and other substances in the arteries and low metabolism in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. A potential vaccine for the mosquito-borne virus,…

Hartford cattle buyer accused of bouncing checks in Georgia

THOMASVILLE, Ga, (AP) – An Alabama man is accused of being all cattle and no cash. According to  Georgia investigators Brent Edward Bennett of Hartford, Alabama, bought cattle from a Thomas County stockyard in 2020 but owes $383,000 because of bounced checks and unpaid bills. The 37-year-old Bennett is charged with theft by deception and was released on $10,100 bail….

In U-turn, feds defend including undocumented in House count

This combination of photos shows people riding bicycles in New York’s Times Square, left, on April 29, 2020, and in Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Ala.(AP Photo) The federal government says the state of Alabama has no standing in trying to stop the U.S. Census Bureau from including people in the country illegally from the numbers used for divvying…

Alabama virus hospitalizations hit lowest point since fall

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The number of people in Alabama hospitals because of the coronavirus has dipped to its lowest point since late autumn. Numbers released Thursday show 1,003 people were in state hospitals with COVID-19. More than 3,000 were hospitalized in early January. Dr. Don Williamson is president of the Alabama Hospital Association. He says the numbers are a…

Cold Friday; Warming Trend Begins this Weekend

FRIDAY WEATHER: Today will be cold, dry, and breezy. We start the day with clouds, but through the day, the sky will clear and highs climb into the upper 40s. Winds will be brisk as well, gusting out of the north at 10-20 mph, giving the cold air more of a bite throughout the day. THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Expect a…

Lights come back on in Texas as water woes rise in the South

A couple walk through falling snow, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in downtown San Antonio.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Many Texans finally have electricity back after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left millions shivering in the cold for days. But the crisis is far from over, with 7 million in the…

Oats signs extension with Alabama Basketball

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne announced Thursday that head men’s basketball Nate Oats and the University have agreed to a raise and contract extension. The new agreement will extend his current contract by three seasons to six years and keep him in charge of the Crimson Tide basketball program through March 14, 2027. The…