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Amid COVID-19 overload, Alaska’s largest hospital is now …

WEBDr. Leslie Gonsette, an Internal Medicine Hospitalist at Providence Alaska Medical Center, speaks to members of the Anchorage Assembly on Sept. 14, 2021.

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

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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Alaska COVID-19 hospitalizations rise again as

WEBAlaska reported yet another record for hospitalizations in people with COVID-19 through the weekend and one virus-related death as a weekslong surge …

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Providence begins construction of $11 million crisis care …

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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Alaska Gov. Dunleavy activates statewide crisis standards of care to

WEBState health officials developed statewide crisis-care guidelines at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the 37-page “Patient Care Strategies for Scarce …

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Abortion access in Alaska: What current regulations are, how many …

WEBAbortions are nearly always covered for Alaskans with Medicaid following a state Supreme Court ruling. “Patients using Medicaid coverage for insurance can come …

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

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

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Alaska Native Medical Center begins expansion of emergency …

WEBConstruction work has begun on a $257 million expansion of the emergency department at the Alaska Native Medical Center. (Bill Roth / ADN) The Alaska Native …

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Premera in-network insurance coverage at some Providence …

WEBProvidence Alaska Medical Center, photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Alaska customers of the state’s largest …

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No-cost community clinics in Anchorage and Wasilla aim to …

WEBAlec Kay provides physical therapy to Amber Sanchez in Midtown Anchorage at a community clinic on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (Annie Berman / ADN)

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Senior clinic at Alaska Regional to close in February, leaving

WEBThe Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic, located on Debarr Road, is closing at the end of February, leaving patients searching for new providers with limited …

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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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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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Alaskapox no more: Newly discovered disease and virus renamed

WEBThe viral, rash-causing and headline-grabbing disease that was first diagnosed in Fairbanks in 2015 is getting a new name: borealpox. Known up to now as …

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Alaska Senate considers plan that would allow teens to …

WEBSen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, as photographed on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (Photo by James Brooks / Alaska Beacon) To address a surge in mental health …

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Miss Manners: No good will come from discussing this further

WEBDEAR MISS MANNERS: During the pandemic, my neighbors both got COVID, and I took meals to them for three days.I asked if there were any dietary …

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2 dead in crash of cargo plane near Fairbanks

WEBMike Emers, owner of Rosie Creek Farm southwest of Fairbanks, was in his office just before 10 a.m. Tuesday when he heard an explosion. “I looked out the window …

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Oregon man sentenced to 50 years in prison for 1978 murder of …

WEBTess Williams. Tess Williams is a reporter focusing on breaking news and public safety. Before joining the ADN in 2019, she was a reporter for the Grand Forks …

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Letter: Don't support Bronson shelter plan

WEBI just listened to the Assembly special session on April 18, where the resolution to appropriate city funds to ship up a sprung structure to shelter our city’s …

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Biden administration indefinitely postpones ban on menthol …

WEBMore than 11% of U.S. adults smoke, with rates roughly even between white and Black people. But about 80% of Black smokers smoke menthol, which the FDA says …

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

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

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Man pulled from Delta flight in Anchorage faces charges of assault …

WEBThe 53-year-old Florida man sitting in first class was removed from a flight to Minneapolis on Monday night and arrested Thursday in Anchorage, according to a …

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Columbia protesters say they’re at an impasse with administrators, …

WEBMembers of negotiation team speak during a press conference near pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at the Columbia University, Friday, April 26, …

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Alaska Senate budget crafters reduce dividend size in effort to …

WEBA budget draft approved by the Senate Finance Committee includes cash payments of around $1,600 — including the Permanent Fund dividend and an energy …

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