Kake, Alaska – a Tlingit village of 620 residents with a fishing, logging, and subsistence lifestyle, has become part of the most progressive and protective health revolution in the state. In April 2016, the Organized Village of Kake (OVK) adopted a tobacco-free tribal resolution, which includes electronic cigarettes. Addressing tobacco use among Alaska Native people […]
The body of a Ketchikan man was recovered on the second day of searching around the area of Bold Island in southeast Alaska on Sunday, it was reported in the trooper dispatch. After being reported overdue at 9:44 pm on Saturday night, the Coast Guard launched a 45-foot response boat from Station Ketchikan and a […]
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 […]