The Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) conducts routine influenza surveillance throughout the year, with heightened surveillance occurring October through May. Influenza surveillance provides information on where influenza activity is happening, tracks influenza-related illness (ILI) and mortality and detects changes in the viral genome. Weekly surveillance reports are posted on the SOE influenza webpage.1 The purpose […]
“Did a Big Pharma CEO write these talking points for you on the back of a campaign check?” one critic asked Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn. Polling data released this week shows that nearly 90% of Republican voters support allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices directly with pharmaceutical companies. But congressional Republicans—many of whom receive substantial funding from […]
“The new testing data shows that escaping PFAS is nearly impossible,” said one campaigner. “The EPA has done its job, and the Biden White House must finalize drinking water standards this year.” Environmental justice advocates on Thursday renewed calls for the Biden administration to finalize drinking water standards after the Environmental Protection Agency published data showing 26 […]
PALMER – The Alaska Food Strategy Task Force (AFSTF) has released its first of two reports as required by statute with recommendations pertaining to three of its seven assigned focus areas centered around improving food security and independence in Alaska. AFSTF Chair, Senator Shelley Hughes, applauded the members’ efforts to pinpoint actionable and achievable steps […]