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Eating disorders are on the rise in Alaska, but local resources

Keegan Carroll says doctors in her community didn’t really know how to respond when her son got sick two years ago. He was eventually diagnosed with an eating disorder at … See more

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First COVID-19 vaccine clinics for Alaskans 65 and older set for …

WEBThe pharmacy’s first clinics for Alaskans who are 65 years or older are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 15. On Monday, the pharmacy was doing its first in-house …

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Alaska is changing how it tracks the pandemic. Here's what you …

WEBDr. Ellen Hodges tests a Bethel resident at a COVID-19 testing event hosted by the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska on Nov. 7, 2020.

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Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. is latest big health care provider …

WEBA shipment of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccinations lands in Bethel, Alaska and is transferred to a deep freezer at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation on December …

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Lost Alaskans Project shines a light on a dark time in Alaska history

WEBOn this Thursday's Juneau Afternoon, travel back in time to Alaska’s Territorial Days – a time when mental illness was considered a crime in Alaska, when

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Bethel doctor advises residents to avoid physical risks as

WEBRiders drive an ATV along a Bethel road. (Dean Swope/KYUK) A Bethel doctor is advising residents to avoid taking physical risks right now, including riding …

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City and Borough of Juneau City & Borough Manager’s Office …

WEBCity and Borough of Juneau City & Borough Manager’s Office 155 South Seward Street Juneau, Alaska 99801 Telephone: 586-5240| Facsimile: 586-5385. The …

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New SEARHC urgent care opens in the Mendenhall Valley

WEBSEARHC’s new health care facility includes an urgent care. (Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) In Juneau, it can be hard to get health care quickly — until this week, …

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

WEBCrosses represent opioid overdose deaths in Alaska at a 2023 event in Anchorage organized by the David Dylan Foundation. (Rachel Cassandra/AKPM) More …

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mental health in alaska Archives

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

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New Juneau-based medevac jet has more room for patients and …

WEBAirlift Northwest recently added a 58-foot Lear Jet 45XR to its medevac fleet in Southeast Alaska. Pictured on Sept. 28, 2021, it is based at Juneau International Airport. …

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Retired public employees and state settle long-running legal

WEBIn 2014, the state sent a variety of information to AlaskaCare members, including retirees, on changes to their health care plan. In 2016, the Retired Public …

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Juneau clinic offers new option for treating opioid use disorder

WEBClaudette Thor gives a tour of the new opioid treatment clinic in Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s Front Street Clinic in Juneau, Alaska on April 1, …

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Alaska’s top doc calls out COVID misinformation, calls for

WEBDr. Anne Zink, chief medical officer for the State of Alaska. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) Alaska remains at the top of the list for the highest rate of COVID-19 …

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Alaska hospital execs issue stark warning as COVID-19 surge

WEBKatie Church, an RN at Bartlett Regional Hospital, demonstrates putting on personal protective equipment to handle a patient infected with COVID-19 on Monday, …

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Juneau health officials warn of early flu season and rising RSV …

WEBThe Juneau Public Health sign pictured on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Claire Stremple/KTOO) Seasonal flu activity is increasing substantially across the state, …

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Thanks to the pandemic, Medicaid is covering more Alaskans than …

WEB00:00. 00:00. In Alaska, Medicaid is known as DenaliCare and Denali KidCare. And it’s covering more Alaskans than ever — 232,735 as of Aug. 31, or nearly …

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‘I watched it rapidly turn into absolute chaos’: Inside the

WEBNorth Star Hospital on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (Photo by Bill Roth/ADN) Nick Petito saw a lot in the six months he worked at North Star hospital in Anchorage.

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Resignations pile up at health department as Anchorage confronts …

WEBThe Anchorage Health Department on Nov. 8, 2021 (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Nine top level officials including division heads, medical officers, and …

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Federal inspectors fault assaults, escapes, improper use of

WEBNorth Star Residential Treatment Center in Anchorage on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (Photo by Bill Roth/ADN) Earlier this year, young patients at North Star Behavioral …

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Alaska needs to train more nurses, but it doesn’t have enough

WEBAlaska relies heavily on health care workers who come from outside of the state and are less likely to stay. As a result, Alaska has some of the most expensive …

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