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Pop-up medical clinic will provide free care in Anchorage …

WebDentist Dr. Nhi Huynh (left) examines four-year-old Tabitha with help from a RAM staff member during a 2023 free clinic. (Photo by Russell Pounds) Alaskans in …

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Alaska Senate considers plan that would allow teens to …

WebAn amendment from Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, would lower the age for obtaining behavioral health care to 16.

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Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable …

WebThe U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers.

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Report portrays mixed picture of Alaska's huge seafood …

WebSalmon accounted for 40% of the value of commercially harvested seafood, while pollock was the top-quantity fish, accounting for 59% of the harvested volume in …

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Scientists, Alaska Native leaders say the Arctic faces a …

WebThe authors of a new report will join representatives from more than 180 other countries to negotiate a United Nations plastics treaty.

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Most Alaska villages lack road access and

WebEven in cities with big hospitals, the novel coronavirus is testing the limits of the modern health care system. But fighting the virus in rural Alaska presents additional …

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To increase access to testing, ANTHC mails free kits to …

WebThe Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on June 30, 2021 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) During the pandemic, the rate of sexually transmitted …

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Alaska Native Medical Center begins emergency services …

WebThe Alaska Native Medical Center has begun work on a major expansion of its emergency services department. The department is run by Alaska Native Tribal …

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Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each …

WebWildfire smoke covered huge swaths of the U.S. in 2023, including places like New York City, where it has historically been uncommon. (Photo by David Dee …

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Unveiling common skin conditions Line One

WebSkin care, published to pixabay.com in 2016 under the Creative Commons Zero License. The skin is our body’s largest organ, making up about 15% of our body …

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Anchorage Health Department to offer low-cost baby check-ups

WebApril 1, 2024. The Anchorage Health Department on Nov. 8, 2021 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage Health Department will soon start offering check-ups for …

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More women in Alaska will be covered by Medicaid during …

WebA mother holds her infant in Anchorage. (Courtesy of the photographer) More women in Alaska are now eligible for Medicaid coverage during pregnancy and after …

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Alaska's largest hospital now rationing care due to COVID surge

WebMore than two dozen health care workers attended the Anchorage Assembly meeting Sept. 14. Providence Alaska Medical Center staff told Assembly members that …

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Medication is an important tool for people struggling with alcohol

WebAlaska has one of the highest rates of binge-drinking deaths in the United States and those rates increased during and after COVID-19. But there are more options …

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Volunteers uncover fate of Lost Alaskans sent to Oregon mental …

WebIn this Sept. 29, 2023 photo at the grave of Lucky Pitka McCormick, her granddaughter Kathleen Carlo, left, and McCormick’s great-great-grandchildren Lucia, …

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Last year was Alaska's deadliest on record for opioid overdoses

WebAlaska lost 342 people to opioid overdose in 2023 and had the highest increase in deaths per capita in the nation.

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Fairbanks hospital faces persistent staffing shortages, higher …

WebFairbanks Memorial Hospital (Wikimedia Commons) Like health care facilities across the state and nation, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Tanana Valley Health …

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Relocation of eroding Alaska Native village seen as a test case

WebCarolyn George, who works at the school still operating in the eroding and sinking village of Newtok, speaks on April 11 at the Arctic Encounter Symposium in …

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Alaska Senate proposes $7.5M aid package for struggling fish …

WebThe program would add to more than $100 million in salmon and Alaska pollock purchases — more than 1,500 truck loads — announced earlier this year by the …

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Dr. Anne Zink to leave position as Alaska chief medical officer

WebDr. Anne Zink, who gained prominence during Alaska’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving her position as the state’s chief medical officer. Zink …

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Alaska Rep. Peltola stuns home region by defending Donlin gold …

WebPeltola was against the mine when she ran for Congress in 2022. She’d been a community manager for Donlin Gold for six years. But in 2014, after a dam at the Mt. …

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