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UAA Dental Clinic provides free dental care to children

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Dental hygiene students give back to the community by providing free dental care to children during the 2nd annual Children’s Day event.

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Daily Nurse interviews Jennifer Meyer about monkeypox

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Cases of monkeypox have greatly diminished in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean it’s gone for good or won’t come back in another form. Daily Nurse spoke with Jennifer Meyer, assistant professor at the University of Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ, Anchorage Division of Population Health Sciences, about monkeypox and what nurses should be aware of treating patients.

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Op-Ed: Increasing sexual assault response resources must be a priority in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ

 |  Jessica Reisinger, Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Beacon  | 

Medical student, Miss Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities

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Many Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ pharmacies are understaffed, leading to sporadic hours and patients turned away

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Signs of a worsening pharmacist shortage in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ are everywhere: reduced hours at Anchorage pharmacies. Significant signing bonuses and multiple job offers for newly graduated pharmacy students. Patients being told to come back the next day to pick up prescriptions due to short staffing. Tom Wadsworth, dean of the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æâ€™s pharmacy program, discusses the need for pharmacists in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ.

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Groundbreaking report sheds light on health disparities experienced by Black Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æns

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On June 30, the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Black Caucus held the Covid & Beyond: Black Health & Wellness Town Hall at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ. Amana Mbise, Ph.D., an assistant professor with the School of Social Work under the College of Health, presented eye-opening findings from the first-ever Black Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æns Health Status report.