Alaska gov seeks new study of psychiatric institute privatization
U.S. authorities have restored certifications for the Alaska Psychiatric Institute, and state health officials are now re-evaluating privatizing the state-owned
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Nursing shortage at obstetrics unit in Northern Canadian city leads to workplace complaint, appeal
The manager of approximately 90 nurses at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is appealing a conduct committee’s decision
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Lapland’s sick leave, accidental injury rates among highest in Finland
While Finland has seen an overall decrease in diseases since 2000, there are marked regional differences in the occurrence of
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Alaska universities, health services hit hard by governor’s budget vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed 182 separate line items from the state’s operating budget. During a Friday press conference, Dunleavy
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TB rates remain high in Nunavut, Canada despite community testing
Tuberculosis rates in Nunavut (Canadian eastern Arctic) remain high despite the federal government spending millions of dollars on screening clinics
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Hospital in southern Canada apologizes to Inuit family who buried wrong baby
The president of a Winnipeg hospital says she’s “deeply sorry” and promised a complete review, after a Nunavut family learned
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Indigenous students in Alaska get hands-on medical experience at nursing camp
Nurse Charlie Tyrrell is walking students through a wound care demonstration. 17-year-old Mariah Perez and her class partner Rayanne Alick
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Finger-pointing but no answers after family in Arctic Canada buries wrong baby due to hospital mistake
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, in the Canadian Prairies, is pointing the finger at a local hospital after a Nunavut
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Dene woman enters medical school in hopes of serving North
For many youth in small communities in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic, becoming a doctor is a dream:
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What Indigenous wellness looks like at the new hospital in Yellowknife, Northern Canada
The Northwest Territories’ new Stanton Territorial Hospital, in Canada’s central Arctic, opened its doors Sunday morning. The-state-of-the-art facility boasts high-tech
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Doctor shortage hits town of Hay River, Northern Canada
The town of Hay River, N.W.T., is scrambling to fill a month-long shortage of doctors and nurse practitioners after two
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Relying on short-term doctors may harm health care in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, suffers from a shortage of permanent or long-term doctors and nurses and if the territory
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Canada: Inuit elder has waited months in southern city for access to home dialysis
A Nunavut (eastern Arctic) elder and former MLA with kidney failure says he feels like he’s being held hostage in
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Northwestern Canada not prepared for aging population, doctor says
Yukon is not doing enough to prepare for an older population, according to the territory’s top doctor. Brendan Hanley, Yukon’s
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Inuit class-action lawsuit to allege racism in Canada’s health-care system
Lawyers known for their representation of Indigenous northerners are preparing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of Inuit who have faced
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