The June 24 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the constitutional right to an abortion will adversely impact Native American and Alaska Native victim-survivors of sexual violence in several ways. The ruling paves the way for national criminalization of abortion. A number of states, including Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, […]
Reporting data for July 6-12, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,449 new cases | 24 newly reported deaths | 67 hospitalizations | 29.3% of Alaskans 5+ boosted WEEKLY UPDATE – The Alaska Department of Health (DOH) updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DOH weekly update and DOH data summaries: health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/communications.aspx Notes: […]
“This chemical should not be in our bodies,” asserted one green group in response to a new CDC study. Environmental and public health advocates renewed calls to ban glyphosate after a recently published U.S. report revealed the cancer-linked herbicide—which is the active ingredient in Bayer’s popular Roundup weedkiller—was found in the urine of more than 80% […]
Reporting data for June 29 – July 5, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,323 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 56 hospitalizations | 29.2% of Alaskans 5+ boosted WEEKLY UPDATE – The Alaska Department of Health (DOH) updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DOH weekly update and DOH data […]
