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Staffing shortages at Alaska pharmacies continue after pandemic-related shakeup

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Alaska continues to see staffing shortages at pharmacies, made worse by the pandemic, but also due to conditions affecting the state more broadly. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program faculty member, Dr. Coleman Cutchins, discusses the issue with Alaska Public Media.

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Racial disparities for Alaska Native and American Indian inmates: A troubling picture

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Justice Center Professor and Alaska Justice Information Center Director, Brad Myrstol, spoke with KNBA about the disproportionally high number of Alaska Native and American Indian inmates in the Alaskan and U.S. prison system.

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Hometown, Alaska: Discussing mental health awareness and suicide prevention

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Master of Social Work student Shana Cooper works with the Alaska Native Justice Center. She joined the Hometown, Alaska podcast to talk about mental health and suicide prevention in the state.

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ dental hygiene students step up to serve Alaskans in need

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The Remote Area Medical (RAM) nonprofit clinic recently made its first visit to Alaska, setting up pop-up clinics in Anchorage and Fairbanks to provide free dental, vision, and medical services to those in need. However, RAM faced a challenge when it came to staffing the clinics with dental hygiene volunteers.

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ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ research finds antibiotic-resistant microbes lurk in poop of Anchorage moose

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Like other animals in the wild, the big animals that roam Alaska’s largest city are carrying bacteria that cannot be killed by commonly used medicines.