Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
Infectious Diseases
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The disease detectives who protect us
By Christian Hartley Now You Know If you have ever heard someone called a “disease detective,” they were talking about
Public health nurse: Quiet guardians of community health
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Most people know what a nurse does in a hospital or doctor's
Sunshine Community Health Center hosting immunization clinics
Frontiersman.com The Sunshine Community Health Center will be hosting immunization clinics in October and the beginning of November for
Annual Alaska disease report shows dip in sexually transmitted infections
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Cases of sexually transmitted infections declined in Alaska from 2023 to 2024, though as in
Alaska flu cases and deaths rose last season, amid low adult vaccination rates, records show
By Corrine Smith Alaska Beacon Alaska had more influenza cases reported in the past year than in any of the
Relieving HIV and opioid addiction fuels nonprofit
By Mark Kelsey For the Mat-Su Health Foundation A nonprofit organization tasked with preventing HIV and supporting individuals and
Alaska records spike in rates of rare but severe complications from gonorrhea
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska has long had the distinction of having the nation’s highest or nearly highest
Alaska Public Health Alert: Measles confirmed in Southern Kenai Peninsula
Frontiersman.com A measles case was confirmed in a resident of the Southern Kenai Peninsula this week. This person is
Alaska’s gonorrhea rate is the nation’s highest and chlamydia rate is third highest
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska had the nation’s highest rate of gonorrhea last year and the third-highest
Sexually transmitted infections top Alaska’s annual disease list, reflecting high rates
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s most commonly reported infectious diseases, aside from respiratory illnesses such as influenza, are
The flu shot: An annual battle of facts and fiction
By Christian Hartley Now You Know As we approach another flu season, there are many people who are apprehensive and
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Anchorage schools are losing dozens more teachers as a result of the state fiscal crisis. That's