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Fifty years of data shows cancer remains the leading …

WebFox’s mother died after a long battle with colorectal cancer. Data collected by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium show that Alaska Native people have the …

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Kenaitze Tribe offers vaccinations to all IHS beneficiaries …

WebProviders with the Kenaitze Indian Tribe have opened up COVID-19 vaccinations to all Indian Health Service beneficiaries 16 and older. As of Wednesday …

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First lady, health officials praise Tribal health care system …

WebFirst Lady Jill BIden is greeted at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium by Alaska Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink and ANTHC President Valerie Nurr'araaluk …

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Mental health care is hard to find, especially for people …

WebA report from the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general finds a dire shortage of mental health care providers in Medicaid and Medicare, …

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Older U.S. adults should get another COVID-19 shot, …

WebAP. Comirnaty, a new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination booster for COVID-19, is displayed at a pharmacy in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. NEW YORK — …

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Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center expansion shifts Native …

WebThe expansion adds a 3-story, 108,000-square-foot addition to the existing Native Health clinic, making specialized health care closer for village residents, …

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Tlingit and Haida takes on mental health and wellness …

WebThe new division will offer programs aimed at prevention, treatment and recovery, as well as providing regular mental health care to Tribal citizens. The goal is to …

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National Tribal Health Conference opens in Anchorage

WebThe National Tribal Health Conference got underway Tuesday morning at the Dena’ina Center in downtown Anchorage. About 1,200 tribal health advocates from …

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The truth about teens, social media and the mental health …

Web"Sleep is absolutely crucial for physical health and for mental health. Not getting enough sleep is a major risk factor for anxiety and depression and self-harm," she …

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Vulnerable Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a …

WebOn Thursday, a bipartisan group of six U.S. Senators will unveil a bill aimed at helping millions of Americans trapped in a special kind of health insurance hell. These …

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National Tribal Health Conference looks at the power of culture

WebNational Tribal Health Conference looks at the power of culture as medicine. The smell of sage filled the room at the Dena'ina Center in downtown Anchorage, drifting …

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Your muscles keep time too. How circadian rhythms affect your …

WebYour muscles follow their clocks, and timing effects performance. Scientists have learned the clocks in our cells are intertwined with the important business of that …

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The CDC says maternal mortality rates in the U.S. got better, after …

WebCDC Director Mandy Cohen says the rates are still too high. After spiking in 2021, the maternal mortality rate in the U.S. improved significantly the following year, …

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An artificial womb could build a bridge to health for premature …

WebAn artificial womb could be a bridge to better health. If very premature babies can be safely sustained on a device like this for just two or three weeks, it could make all …

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Sudden ANTHC leadership change: Valerie Davidson no longer at …

WebANTHC is Alaska’s second largest health employer. The news is puzzling to those familiar with Davidson’s track record, who call her departure shocking in that it was …

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Scientists can tell how fast you're aging. Now, the trick is to slow it

WebFor researchers, the GrimAge test isn't just a way to estimate DNA age. It's a tool to study whether interventions can alter it. "That's the big ray of optimism that comes …

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For Mother's Day, a bouquet of useful health advice for new …

WebMother's Day is Sunday, May 12. If you're thinking about getting pregnant or if you've just given birth, Life Kit is here to help. Our archive of episodes on maternal and …

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Why haven't Kansas and Alabama — among other holdouts — …

WebFrom Nebraska to North Carolina, states with Republican-led legislatures have slowly moved toward expanding access to Medicaid for thousands of their …

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Uptick in tuberculosis cases across the Y-K Delta forces in

WebThe Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) is dispatching health teams to multiple villages in the Y-K Delta this month to test school age kids for …

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or

Web"This situation constitutes a public health emergency," said Samuel-Roger Kamba, the Minister of Health in the DRC, speaking in French at the Africa CDC …

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More states are finding bird flu in cattle. This is what scientists are

WebInstead, federal health officials investigating the outbreak suspect some form of "mechanical transmission" is responsible for spreading the virus within the herd. This …

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