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Providence begins construction of $11 million crisis care …

WEBProvidence Alaska Medical Center has begun construction of a mental health crisis stabilization center on its campus near 3760 Piper Street. Photographed August …

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Groundbreaking report sheds light on health disparities …

WEBAnnie Berman. Annie Berman is a reporter covering health care, education and general assignments for the Anchorage Daily News. She previously reported for …

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2023 was Alaska’s deadliest year for opioid overdoses — …

WEBAlaska last year broke a grim record: More people in the state died from an opioid overdose in 2023 than any previous year, the Alaska Department of Health …

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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy activates statewide crisis standards …

WEBThe Alaska Department of Health and Social Services enabled crisis standards of care Wednesday through a new addendum to the state’s existing COVID …

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Tuberculosis, a disease that devastated Alaska in the past, …

WEBCases of tuberculosis, a disease that has long been a scourge in Alaska, spiked in the state in 2022, possibly because of a lapse in detection and treatment linked …

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Western Alaska salmon crisis affects physical and mental …

WEBIt is rich in omega-3 fatty acid and essential minerals key to heart health, brain health, immune function and control of inflammation, he said. It is a nutrient-dense …

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Alaska’s depleted public health nurse program is evolving …

WEBPublic health nurse Glory Dollerhide, R.N., educates and coordinates services that a patient needed over the phone at the Mat-Su Public Health Center in …

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Now open daily: A vaccine clinic at Anchorage’s Dimond …

WEBA new COVID-19 vaccine clinic that opened this week at the Dimond Center mall means it is now possible to get vaccinated any day of the week in Anchorage …

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Federal inspectors fault assaults, escapes, improper use of …

WEBIn 2020, Universal Health Services Inc. agreed to pay $122 million to settle allegations that it billed for medically unnecessary behavioral health services and failed …

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OPINION: It’s 2022. Why aren’t our eyes and teeth …

WEBNeither of these organizations are considered particularly fast moving when dealing with critical problems like the health care problems of Sept. 11 first responders.

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Abortion access in Alaska: What current

WEBThere were 1,226 abortions in Alaska in 2021, according to a state report from the Alaska Division of Public Health. That’s the most recent year with publicly available …

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Alaskans will still have access to medical abortions despite federal

WEBBottles of abortion pills mifepristone, left, and misoprostol, right, at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 22, 2010. Medication abortions became the preferred method …

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State proposes repealing a longstanding law meant to hold down …

WEBThe state enacted the so-called 80th percentile rule to address “surprise” billing for out-of-network providers nearly 20 years ago. A major insurance provider …

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Pop-up clinic to bring a weekend of free medical care to Anchorage

WEBWhat: Free pop-up Anchorage health clinic. Where: Begich Middle School, 7440 Creekside Center Drive. When: Begins at 6 a.m. Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, …

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Key federal status restored for Alaska Native Medical Center

WEBThe Alaska Native Medical Center on the Alaska Native Health Campus, photographed in 2018. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Federal regulators have restored a crucial …

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After 18 months and $12.5 million, Wellpath quietly exits API

WEBWellpath’s departure came 18 months and $12.5 million after the state first hired the Tennessee-based company to stabilize Alaska’s sole psychiatric hospital, …

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Students from across the state emphasized the need for mental …

WEBThe need for mental health resources, education funding, addressing the opioid crisis and amplifying the youth’s voices: Those were only some of the issues …

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Employers must come to grips with employees’ mental health …

WEBComPsych reported that mental health-related leaves of absence, varying from a few days to several weeks, were 33% higher in 2023 than in 2022 and a …

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High staff vacancy rates have plagued the Anchorage Health …

WEBThe Arne Beltz Building, home to the Anchorage Health Department, photographed on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. (Loren Holmes / ADN) The Anchorage Health …

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Americans suffering from mental illness face fatal risk in police

WEBNearly one in five U.S. adults has a mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Yet people with untreated mental illness are 16 times more …

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Alaska Legislature approves subscription health care bill

WEBThe Alaska Legislature has adopted a bill that would legalize subscription-based health care in the state. The bill would allow primary care providers to offer care …

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Organic bulk walnuts sold in natural food stores tied to dangerous …

WEBAt least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E. coli food poisoning linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk in 19 states including …

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