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
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Ptarmigan Pediatrics offering free flu vaccinations through October
By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Ptarmigan Pediatrics is currently offering free influenza vaccinations every Thursday throughout the month of
Why all Alaskans should join me in getting a flu shot this year
By Dr. Anne Zink Spectrum As an emergency department physician, it saddens me, but I have come to terms with
Measles outbreak in Kenai limited to one case but health officials caution public to vaccinate children as back to school nears
By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com WASILLA—An unvaccinated teenager from the Kenai Peninsula, who recently traveled out of state to
Vaccines for persons with diabetes
By Samuel Abbate Valley Health Persons with diabetes are at increased risk for developing infectious diseases. They are more likely
Getting informed about Measles
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — On July 16, 2019, a case of measles was confirmed by the Alaska Department of
Once nearly eradicated, mumps is back
By Airman 1st Class CHRISTOPHER MORALES JBER Public Affairs Anchorage recently had an outbreak of mumps. As of Sept. 25,
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, Anchorage schools are losing dozens more teachers as a result of the state fiscal crisis. That's
Vaccines across the lifespan
By Michelle Rountree In this last of our three-part series on vaccines, we would like to address the vaccines
Community immunity as a social contract against disease
By Michelle A. Rountree and Deborah Geidosh Membership in community organizations is dropping and people are seeing each other less
Vaccines, wellness and our world today
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three part series exploring vaccines in today’s world. Vaccines are
What does the flu have to do with Ebola?
By Michelle Rountree If you watch TV, read the paper or listen to people while standing in line at your
Ratcliffs win ‘Race to Vaccinate’
Margarita and Willie Ratcliff and their daughter Ionna are the winners of a stuffed husky with a collar autographed by