An ongoing shortage of pharmacists means that many Alaska pharmacies are open for fewer hours and have longer wait times to get prescriptions filled.
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Opioid reversal drugs save lives in Alaska. But people often skip a crucial step
Even if people survive an overdose, they could have other urgent medical problems.
A ‘big soup of viruses’ is filling Alaska hospital beds
Health officials are urging Alaskans to get flu shots and COVID boosters, practice regular hand-washing and stay home from gatherings if any symptoms arise.
Rise in fentanyl in Alaska prompts switch to stronger overdose reversal drug
The rise in fentanyl has prompted the state to start giving out a more powerful overdose-reversing medicine.
Health officials remind vulnerable Alaskans to seek COVID treatments early
Four treatment options are available now. Here’s a breakdown of who might qualify for treatment and how to get it.
Alaska GOP politicians are lobbying the governor and pharmacy board for easier access to ivermectin
The drug, which is approved to treat parasites in humans but not the coronavirus, has been linked to multiple cases of hospitalizations and even deaths stemming from misuse.
As more cases pop up in schools, Alaska health officials urge vaccination for students 12 and older
Kids are back in school, and districts throughout the state are busy responding to COVID-19 outbreaks and, in some cases, closing schools due to the spread of the virus.
Alaska health officials: Kids 12 to 15 are on cusp of vaccine eligibility
Alaska health officials anticipate kids aged 12-15 will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine long before school starts again in the fall.
The COVID-19 testing crunch is over. But fewer Alaskans are getting tested — a trend officials want to change.
Officials say they’ve noticed a recent drop-off in the number of people using Anchorage’s drive-through testing sites, in spite of quickening turnarounds and relatively short wait times.
Alaska’s geography poses unique challenges for getting COVID-19 vaccines, treatments to rural areas
One of the leading vaccines has to be stored at minus 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and once it’s thawed, it lasts just five days in a refrigerator. That timeline could prove hard to meet for villages that are only accessible by air and can face weather-related delays.