One bill would expand the use of telehealth care, while another would allow Alaska to join a compact with other states to make it easier for nurses to be licensed in Alaska. Hospital leaders told lawmakers that it’s most important that the state act quickly, no matter the method.
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Yes, in some cases, 2 face masks are better than 1, Alaska health experts say
Across the country, health experts are urging people to upgrade their face masks — or put on two — as more contagious variants of the coronavirus spread.
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.
Across Alaska, as the pandemic sends more staff home, hospitals prepare for the worst
More and more workers are out sick or quarantining. At the same time, more patients with coronavirus are filling hospital beds.
Why does Alaska have the country’s lowest COVID-19 death rate? Doctors explain.
Local doctors attribute the low death rate to a number of factors, from aggressive restrictions early on to widespread testing to the state’s geography.
This machine is a microcosm of Alaska’s, and America’s, COVID-19 testing successes and failures
In communities that weren’t designated for federal supplies, Cepheid machines are sitting largely idle because of the lack of the cartridges.
Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders are harder hit by COVID-19 in Alaska. The reasons are complex.
Economic factors play a role in certain groups’ transmission, hospitalization and death rates.
How Dr. Anne Zink and 5 other Alaska health experts manage COVID-19 risks in their daily lives
Inspired by The Washington Post, reporters Tegan Hanlon and Nat Herz recruited a panel of six local health experts to answer those questions, and to explain how they manage COVID-19 risks in their everyday lives.