The COVID-19 pandemic has put a heavy strain on Alaska’s health care and emergency response systems and more importantly, the people who keep those systems running and provide care and support to Alaskans with medical needs. The pressure and stress this workforce is under, on top of significant disruptions to family support due to […]
SITKA, March 13, 2020 – The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Incident Command System (ICS) reconvened Wednesday to share information and update protocols in advance of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) potentially reaching Southeast. Late Thursday, March 12, State of Alaska Governor Dunleavy announced the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Alaska. SEARHC remains […]
Second annual report from American Lung Association explores how states can act to save more lives, support patients and families facing lung cancer ANCHORAGE – Alaska ranks near the bottom of the country with the five-year lung cancer survival rate at 17.6 percent. An estimated 400 Alaskans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019, but more […]
The University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute have found that mailed self-sampling kits for HPV testing did help more women get screened for cervical cancer.socialmediasl444/Flickr Signaling a potential major change in cervical cancer screening options for American women, a new study found that mailed self-sampling kits that test for HPV — […]