Alaska state health officials are educating public health nurses and other health care providers in how to identify, test and treat monkeypox cases.
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Trump rallies his Alaska faithful against Murkowski, for Tshibaka and Palin
Former President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Anchorage Saturday, making good on a pledge to come to Alaska and punish U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for turning against him in his last days in office.
Federal Reserve chairman Powell says recession ‘a possibility’ but not likely
The central bank is under growing pressure to combat inflation, which hit a four-decade high of 8.6% in May.
CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old
An independent panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Saturday to recommend vaccinating all children in the age group with one of two separate COVID-19 vaccines.
There’s a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame
The company that makes Sriracha told customers it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to “severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers.”
Early results have Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola in top 4 for special US House election
Sarah Palin is leading the pack in the special primary for U.S. House.
A big 32-hour workweek test is underway. Supporters think it could help productivity
A pilot of more than 3,300 workers in the U.K. is testing a theory about work. Can people in various industries remain as productive if they just work 32 hours a week with the same pay as 40 hours?
Abbott’s baby formula plant is reopening in a step that could soon ease the shortage
Several babies were sickened and two died after consuming formula made at the plant.
So an Alaskan and a possum walk into a bar…
“Well, I guess I’m the calmest one here,” Sara Fulton remembers thinking.
As the baby formula crisis worsens, it’s also magnifying disparities in the US
Empty store shelves. Frustrated parents. The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.