ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services selected Ree Sailors as Deputy Commissioner for family, community and integrated services. She assumed her duties Nov. 1, after moving to Alaska from Arlington, Va.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new national study shows that wealthier Americans and those with private health insurance fare better than others on one important measure of health – and this health gap only grows wider as they age.
CHICAGO – Substance use is widespread among adolescents in the United States, particularly among those of Native American, white, Hispanic and multiple race/ethnicity, and these groups are also disproportionally affected by substance-related disorders, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
(JUNEAU, AK) – Korean Farm, Inc. has issued a recall for ASSI Brand frozenoysters imported from Korea. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed three norovirus illnesses in Washington State were associated with the recalled oysters.