MAYWOOD, Il. – Binge drinking in young, healthy adults significantly disrupts the immune system, according to a study led by a researcher now at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Depending on their weight, study participants drank four or five shots of vodka. Twenty minutes after reaching peak intoxication, their immune systems revved up. […]
A case of clade II mpox (monkeypox) infection was confirmed in an adult Anchorage resident with recent out of state travel, where ongoing mpox activity has been reported. The patient was unvaccinated and reported anonymous sexual contact while traveling, 8–10 days prior to rash onset. The illness has been mild; the patient is isolating and […]
(Anchorage, AK) – After five years of litigation, the State has held Juul and Altria accountable for conduct it alleged targeted Alaskan youth with nicotine vaping products. This week, Juul and the State agreed to a $5.8 million settlement of the State’s claims, bringing to a close a case that began in November 2020. In January […]
“Families have already suffered enough, going nearly a week without SNAP,” said one campaigner. “They don’t deserve all of this whiplash from Republicans over the food they need to survive.” A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to release full funding for 42 million Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Friday, but the US […]