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

WebAlaska News Reporter. I believe every Alaskan has a right to timely information about their health and health systems, and their natural environment and its …

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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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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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Juneau clinic offers new option for treating opioid use disorder

WebSoutheast Alaska Regional Health Consortium has a new opioid treatment clinic in Juneau. The clinic opened on Feb. 28, and so far it’s working for people. …

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Free flu shots available at Juneau public health clinic on Saturday

WebJuneau residents can get free flu shots at a clinic on Saturday. The clinic will be held at the Juneau Public Health Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone aged 9 and …

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Bartlett Hospital’s behavioral health center opens doors to youth …

WebDr. Marie Roy Babbitt, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, and Sarah Zaglifa, Bartlett’s clinical director of behavioral health services, sit in one of the meeting rooms at …

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

WebPeer support programs don’t take the place of mental health clinicians, but they use lived experiences to help people navigate complicated systems and support …

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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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Alaska Women’s Cancer Care expands service to Juneau

WebDoctors from Alaska Women’s Cancer Care are now flying down from Anchorage twice a month to meet with and operate on gynecologic cancer patients. Last …

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Older Americans say they feel trapped in Medicare Advantage plans

WebAs enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the insurance works, including from those who say they have become trapped in the …

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More women in Alaska will be covered by Medicaid during …

WebHealth. More women in Alaska will be covered by Medicaid during pregnancy and for the year after giving birth. February 7, 2024 by Rachel Cassandra, Alaska Public …

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