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

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

WEBThe rise in tuberculosis cases is a worldwide phenomenon, Rothoff noted, and as in Alaska, the higher prevalence of this old disease is linked to medical system …

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Report: Alaskans dogged by chronic diseases and many lack …

WEBAn exercise station at Anchorage’s Westchester Lagoon. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaskans have high rates of chronic health conditions that can …

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Public health officials revamp efforts to protect Alaskans against …

WEBDoctor Michael Savitt stands outside the waiting room of Anchorage Health Department on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)

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

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 industry

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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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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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 …

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Providence pressured patients to pay, even when eligible for free …

WEBProvidence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) The nonprofit Providence hospital system, which includes Alaska’s largest …

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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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Healthcare professionals consider Alaska’s potential for …

WEBA grower holds psilocybin mushrooms in growing medium. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) Health professionals discussed the potential of psychedelic …

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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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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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Wildfire smoke contributes to thousands of deaths each year in …

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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Promoting heart health with a cardiologist

WEBThe health of your heart is vital to living a life that is both long and active. Blood pressure, cholesterol, diet, and even stress can affect the heart, and taking …

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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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'So much hope': Alaskans say peer support can make recovery …

WEBNovember 24, 2021. Lysbeth Skelly, a peer support specialist at The Bridge, shows off her tattoo, which honors her strengths, her family and her recovery journey. (Anne Hillman) …

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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 …

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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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Anchorage child psychiatric hospital scrutinized in federal …

WEBNorth Star Residential Treatment Center on DeBarr Road in Anchorage on Oct. 17, 2022. (Casey Grove/Alaska Public Media) One of Alaska’s only providers of …

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Amendment banning kids under 14 from social media passes …

WEBRep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, center, sits at his desk in the Alaska House of Representatives on Jan. 16, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska …

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Former head of Anchorage Health Department settles fraud suit …

WEBFormer Anchorage Health Department director Joe Gerace conducts a press conference in an emergency operations center at the department’s downtown …

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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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President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold

WEBPresident Joe Biden at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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