Nearly 3,000 people, 50 aircraft mobilized to fight wildfires in Russia
Nearly 3,000 people and 50 aircraft are working to extinguish wildfires across Russia said the country’s aerial forest protection service
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Hospital wards across Finland clogged with “unnecessary patients”
Senior physicians at five major central hospitals in Finland have issued a “wake-up call” on the issue of congestion in
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Saskatchewan, Canada researchers to establish Indigenous-led centre focused on HIV rates among First Nations, Inuit & Métis
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has awarded a federal grant to First Nations researchers at Canada’s University of Saskatchewan
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Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically unique from any present-day population, study finds
Researchers have found that Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically distinct from any present-day population, and say studying the genes
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Alaska sees first measles case since 2015
According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the diagnosis was confirmed Tuesday, in an unvaccinated teenager from
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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.
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Wildfires in Alaska and Yukon producing smoky conditions
Yukon’s chief medical officer of health issued an air quality advisory Monday as much of the territory was blanketed by
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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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Inuk student biking across Canada to raise awareness of suicide crisis among Inuit youth
After a wave of youth suicides in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Northern Quebec, last fall, Inuk student Hannah Tooktoo
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Indigenous participation key to Arctic development, Inuit activist tells Economic Forum of the Americas
Full Inuit participation will be key to long-term sustainable development in the Arctic as well as helping the world confront
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New Canadian cancer strategy has focus on Inuit, First Nations and Métis people
The Canadian Partnership against Cancer has released its latest 10-year strategy and it includes a special focus on Inuit, First
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Boating deaths, injuries in Canada’s Northwest Territories an ‘urgent public health issue,’ researcher says
A researcher whose recent work centred on boating safety in N.W.T.’s Fort Simpson, Deline and Inuvik (Canadian central Arctic), says
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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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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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Inuit in Canada’s eastern Arctic speak out about skin grafts done without consent in 1970s
After years of keeping silent, Inuit from Igloolik, Nunavut, say they want answers about medical tests performed on them in
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