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COVID-19 is different in 2022. Here’s how we move forward.

By Dr. Anne Zink on Jul 2, 2022   Featured, Health, Op/Ed and the Editor  

COVID-19 is different in 2022. Here’s how we move forward.

In early 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic, we knew almost nothing about COVID-19. How did it spread? Who would get sick? How could we protect ourselves and each other?   We saw hospitals being built and overflowing, first in China, then Italy and New York. Morgues filled across the world as health care facilities […]

Why All Alaskans Should Join Me in Getting a Flu Shot This Year

By Dr. Anne Zink on Sep 29, 2020   Health, Op/Ed and the Editor  

Why All Alaskans Should Join Me in Getting a Flu Shot This Year

  As an emergency department physician, it saddens me, but I have come to terms with the fact that some people get awful cancers. Or that car accidents can change a person’s life in a split second and trampolines cause the craziest fractures. What I have not been able to come to terms with is […]

Until more is known about vaping and THC use, caution is the best advice

By Dr. Anne Zink on Dec 26, 2019   Featured, Op/Ed and the Editor  

Until more is known about vaping and THC use, caution is the best advice

  You’ve probably seen this play out in your neighborhood, town or village. Seemingly oblivious to danger, a group of teenagers pass between themselves a small black device that looks like a USB drive. They chat and take turns inhaling from the device, while a small puff of aerosol trails behind them. E-cigarette, or vaping, […]

Nurturing the Seeds of Recovery

By Dr. Anne Zink, M.D. on Sep 25, 2019   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Nurturing the Seeds of Recovery

Leaves are shifting from vibrant greens to the yellows, reds and browns of fall. Crisp autumn air and vivid sunrises greet us in the mornings. Long days filled with endless activity are fading. Fall has a different cadence. The end of summer is when we begin to slow down, reflect and settle in with our […]

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