Home care workers, whose services are needed more as Alaska’s population ages, have negotiated for better pay and other benefits.
Health
Health providers for transgender Alaskans worry next Trump administration will jeopardize patient care
On the day after the election, therapist Margie Thomson had four new requests from patients asking for referrals for gender-affirming care — in case they lose access to it.
Among butter clams, which pose toxin dangers to Alaska harvesters, size matters, study indicates
The study, one of the few attempts to examine PSP-causing toxin differences between individual clams, found higher concentrations in bigger specimens.
Juneau Assembly OKs $500K grant to local nonprofit for substance misuse services
The grant’s approval comes two months after the permanent closure of Bartlett Regional Hospital’s Rainforest Recovery Center.
Anchor Point man arrested after shootings at Homer health nonprofits
Homer Police Chief Mark Robl said officers found and arrested 30-year-old Josiah Kelly of Anchor Point after a second shooting at Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic Monday evening.
Juneau group home for women in reentry and recovery reopens after demolition
T’áa Shuyee Hit Haven House is now accepting applications for up to nine residents.