JUNEAU – The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) welcomed the U.S. Surgeon General’s (SG’s) report, Know the Risks: E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults. The report highlights the potential of e-cigarettes to cause lasting harm to the health of young users, especially when it comes to their brain development, which continues until age 25. […]
SITKA – As a way to further improve clinical and operational quality and increase patient safety by reducing the radiation dose in CT imaging, Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital (MEH) has upgraded its existing CT system to a state-of-the-art 64 row, 128 slice Toshiba CT scanner. Using Toshiba’s newest technology (AIDR 3D and VELO CT software) means patients […]
JUNEAU – The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) applauded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) decision to require all public housing agencies to go smoke-free within 18 months. The new rule includes not only residential units and common areas, but also a 25-foot non-smoking perimeter around the buildings to protect doorways, windows, […]
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology is working in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Arctic Investigations Program and the Municipality of Anchorage on characterizing and responding to an increased number of invasive Group A Streptococcus infections, it was announced by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services on Tuesday. Group A […]