Gebel began treatment at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital after her Seattle doctor taught hospital staffers there how to administer her chemo regimen. Then the bill came.
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What happens to health programs if the federal government shuts down?
Medicare and Medicaid are mandatory spending programs and that keeps them relatively safe in the early days of the shutdown, but 42% of the Department of Health’s staff will be furloughed.
5 things to know about the 14th Amendment effort to block Trump from the presidency
Some legal scholars and activists say an obscure provision of the Constitution, dating back to just after the Civil War, should disqualify Donald Trump from a second White House term.
Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal
The White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year. It’s much smaller than its New Deal predecessor, but targets a more diverse group of young people.
Climate change exacerbates deadly floods worldwide
Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger.
They logged on to watch the famous fat brown bears. They saved a hiker’s life instead
The scene unfolded on the Dumpling Mountain livestream, one of 12 camera views operated by Explore.org inside the Katmai National Park.
What airport security was like before Sept. 11
We’d keep our shoes on as we went through a simple metal detector, and virtually anyone could go right to the gate without a boarding pass.
The share of US drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing
Researchers found that the rate surged in Western states, including Alaska, Washington and Arizona.
Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant
When it was first spotted, BA.2.86 set off alarm bells because it had a level of mutation on par with Omicron, which caused a massive surge.
More small airports are being cut off from the air travel network. This is why
The pilot shortage and changing economics are to blame for legacy airlines departing regional airports.