After early containment success, there’s now rapid COVID-19 spread in rural Alaska, including the Arctic
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, many rural communities acted quickly to impose strict quarantine measures in order to
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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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Doctor shortage in South, patient shortage in North during Finland’s summer
Yle surveyed 21 hospital districts in Finland to find out how they re-organise their functions during the summer months when
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Alarming number of patients at Alaskan psychiatric emergency room
Emergency rooms in Anchorage hospitals cannot keep up with the numbers of patients needing psychiatric care. It’s a problem that’s
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Nunavut couple questions medical travel mixups
An elderly couple from the community of Arviat in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has been through an ordeal
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New effort to bring Native foods to plates across Alaska
For years, leaders in the Alaska Native community have tried to negotiate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission
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