Community health aides, Alaska’s unique solution for rural health care
Fifty years ago, Alaska had a really big problem. It was hard to get medical care in small, rural communities.
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Senator Murkowski still hiding her cards after meeting Trump’s Supreme Court pick
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski met Thursday with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. They smiled for the cameras, but Murkowski is
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Southern nurse won’t return to Northern Canada after alleged break and enter
A nurse from Nova Scotia (southeastern Canada) says she won’t return to the North after an alleged attempted break and
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Healthcare facilities in rural Alaska struggle to pay internet bills
A program that provides millions of dollars in federal subsidies to help pay rural Alaska healthcare facilities’ high internet bills
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Municipalities in Arctic Finland to outsource local healthcare for 15 years
Five municipalities in Lapland have signed an agreement with health giant Mehiläinen ahead of the proposed “sote” reform to ensure
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Can Alaska handle its senior population growth?
In the 1970s and early 80s people flooded Alaska looking for work in the oil industry and other fields. Now,
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Jönköping, Sweden – famous for its elderly care
Jönköping, population 93,000, in southcentral Sweden, just made CNN’s list of the top ten healthiest cities. The town shares the company
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