Alaska TB rate dips but still among the U.S. highest
The state Department of Health said 57 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Alaska in 2016. That’s a moderate decrease
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VIDEO: Do mobility devices in the Arctic need a rethink?
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Canada _ Recovering from knee surgery isn’t easy for anyone, but for Jimmy Okhina Sr., living in Arctic Canada
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Alaska’s US senators push Trump nominees to guard fisheries, rural areas while cutting regulations
WASHINGTON — Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan pressed Cabinet nominees to consider Alaska’s uniqueness, the difficulties of rural areas
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Alaska’s heroin problem brings together state, local and federal leaders in search of a solution
BETHEL — Alaska’s heroin problem is significant, growing and, authorities say, in need of attention from all quarters to get under
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Rates of hepatitis C among young people increase across Alaska
The number of hepatitis C cases reported among younger Alaskans has increased dramatically, particularly in Southeast Alaska, according to the
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Finland’s unacknowledged problem: Alcoholism
A leading medical expert says that one million people in Finland suffer the effects of substance abuse, whether as a
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Reindeer herders evacuated from anthrax zone in Russian Arctic
13 people are hospitalized and 1,200 reindeer are dead on the tundra in Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region in what could be
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Website launched to help Inuit living with cancer
Video: Sophie Keenlan – One Woman’s Journey When Sophie Keelan found out she had breast cancer in 2007, she experienced the same feelings
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Arctic Profile: Running Tromso – the successes and the challenges
Arctic Profiles is an occasional Eye on the Arctic series where we check in with different Arctic regions to take
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Three northern groups share $1.5M Arctic Inspiration Prize
Three northern projects, ranging from a program to support Arctic performance artists, to helping hearing impaired children, and advancing health
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Test targets colorectal cancer in Alaska Natives
For Alaska’s indigenous people, colorectal cancer presents a double challenge. Alaska Natives have high rates of the disease, while those
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SAD, Sami & sanitation: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Arctic psychiatrist gives tips for coping with SAD
Rovaniemi-based psychiatrist Antti Liikkanen lives in Finnish Lapland, where the sun goes down in late November and doesn’t come up
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Liquor stores approved in Bethel, Alaska
BETHEL – The first legal liquor sales in more than 40 years are coming to Bethel. The state Alcoholic Beverage
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Alaska Natives head to White House tribal conference
WASHINGTON — Leaders from 44 Alaska Native tribes will be in Washington, D.C., Thursday to attend the seventh White House
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