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Alaska’s chief epidemiologist offers eight reasons to vaccinate

WEB3) The vaccines provide superlative protection against severe illness and death. 4) Current evidence suggests that vaccinated persons develop more robust …

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Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace opens for …

WEBAffordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace opens for enrollment. This Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 image shows part of the HealthCare.gov website. The …

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Health care navigators help Alaskans with open enrollment

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The United Way of Anchorage is helping Alaskans make choices when it comes to health care coverage. Open enrollment for the …

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Americans can now get an updated COVID-19 vaccine

WEBPublished: Sep. 12, 2023 at 1:51 PM PDT | Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 6:06 PM PDT. (AP) - Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said …

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New statewide project to launch addressing ‘drastic increase’ in …

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Officials with the Center for Disease Control are confirming an increase in Alaskans testing positive for HIV, prompting a local …

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Mental health education bill backed by Senate; headed to the House

WEBMeanwhile, leaders of the Anchorage School District praised the bill. In a combined letter, ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt along with school board members, …

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For Alaskans struggling with mental health: You’re not alone and …

WEBHours of Operation: Monday - Thursday 7:30 am to 6:30 pm. Telehealth: Yes. Sessions in person: not at this time. Insurance (and if there are insurance companies that you are a …

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Providence Alaska Medical Center begins rationing care as COVID …

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Providence Alaska Medical Center, the state’s largest hospital, has implemented crisis standards of care, which means …

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Anchorage church hosts free health clinic through Thursday

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A South Anchorage church has temporarily transformed into a health clinic and welcomed its first patients on Sunday. The Hillside …

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Patients dismayed by upcoming closure of Alaska Regional Senior …

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The upcoming closure of a senior health care clinic in Anchorage came as a surprise to many of the clinic’s patients, many of …

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‘That was then, this is now’: Anchorage chief medical officer …

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As COVID-19 cases in Alaska continue to rise and the state reported zero available adult ICU beds in Anchorage on Friday, the …

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Preventing elder abuse by early intervention in hospice care

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Wednesday was National Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Officials from Ancora Home Health and Hospice, said that elder abuse …

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UAA hosts empowering commencement ceremony for spring …

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The University of Alaska Anchorage’s class of 2024 commencement ceremony celebrated accomplishments for more than 930 …

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New treatment facility in Wasilla turns a mother’s heartbreak into …

WEBPublished: Nov. 4, 2022 at 8:29 PM PDT. WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - The ribbon was cut for a new facility in Wasilla on Friday to mark the start of a new chapter in addiction …

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Vitamin D deficiency: an epidemic or overprescription

WEBPediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Cydney Fenton says vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in Alaska, and most Alaskans who are not taking supplements are probably …

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‘I may not be done yet’: 80-year-old college student earns her …

WEBTUPELO, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - An 80-year-old college student earned her undergraduate degree 62 years after she started. Mary Griffin received her …

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Mat-Su Health Foundation receives largest one-time gift ever from

WEBWASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - Billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott recently donated $15 million to the Mat-Su Health Foundation, which is the largest …

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Man makes ‘miracle’ recovery after allegedly being pushed into …

WEBSHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA/Gray News) - After being hospitalized for more than two weeks, a 26-year-old man from Louisiana is officially off life support.Doctors …

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Hospitals watch bed capacity as cases go up and temperatures go …

WEBA surge in cases and the effect on bed capacity is something hospitals in the state have been preparing for, for months. If the ICU fills up, Bernstein said they have an …

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Woman indicted on murder charges in Spenard shooting that …

WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A woman who was arrested last weekend following a shooting in Spenard has been indicted on charges of murder. Anchorage …

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Shooting at iconic Fairbanks pub leaves 1 with life-threatening …

WEBFAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot early Saturday morning at the Big I bar in downtown Fairbanks, according to …

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‘Black Widow’ Margaret Rudin files wrongful conviction lawsuit in …

WEBLAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - Margaret Rudin, the Las Vegas woman who was accused of murdering her husband in 1994, is suing the State of Nevada after …

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Amber Alert issued for missing infant after mother found dead, …

WEBLUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - An Ambert Alert has been issued for 10-month-old Eleia Maria Torres who is missing from Clovis, New Mexico. According to …

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Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with …

WEBRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were …

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