Many viruses are making Alaskans sick this winter, but the virus primarily responsible for filling up our clinics, emergency departments, and pediatric hospital beds this season is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Each year in the United States, RSV leads to an average 58,000 hospitalizations with 100-500 deaths among children younger than 5 years old and […]
My name is Nasruk Nay. I am Inupiaq Eskimo from Noorvik, Alaska, on the Kobuk River. I am also a retired Alaska State Trooper with over 30 years of public safety service to our people. I have lived and raised my family in many rural communities across Alaska. I have been a part of, from […]
Alaskans, I respectfully implore you to recognize that the flood of paid advertisements you’ve been hearing about a state constitutional convention may not be telling you the whole story – and dare I say is “spinning” the story to protect the power and wealth of some who believe they would benefit more from your “no” […]
Like the rest of the nation, Alaska is experiencing a workforce shortage in virtually every industry. We see help wanted signs, long lines, and pleas for patience everywhere. Unfortunately, Alaska’s healthcare system is no exception. While we all grapple with how to “solve” these workforce shortages over the long term for healthcare, there are immediate, […]