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Alzheimer's resources offered year-round, thanks to support
30 Apr 2024 19:31 GMT
… Resource of Alaska offers free memory screenings, training for medical and service … providers, and mini-grants for family caregivers.
Alzheimer’ … of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in Alaska grows exponentially. It …
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10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare
30 Apr 2024 18:48 GMT
… Asian adults, American Indian and Alaska Native adults, and Native Hawaiian … raise families or care for aging family members. For example, the … women.
9. Among Women with Medicare, Heart Disease, Alzheimer’s/Dementia, and Incontinence …
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Head prison doctor named as Alaska’s new chief medical officer
29 Apr 2024 22:13 GMT
… ’s top medical offer an “unspeakable privilege.” The Alaska chief medical officer provides … chronic medical conditions.
[‘Like a nursing home’: The realities of Alaska’s aging … there’s a problem with infectious disease, we’ll find that concentrated …
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Cancer trends revealed, including most common types of the disease and biggest risk factors
29 Apr 2024 08:55 GMT
… risk.
SOME BREAST CANCER PATIENTS COULD BE AT RISK … except American Indian/Alaska Native people, who experienced … early detection and advancements in treatment," according to Osborn.
… diagnosed and dying from the disease has decreased. (National …
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Older Americans Month: Tips for prioritizing brain health
02 May 2024 01:42 GMT
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -The month of May … important to prioritize health. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA … recommends these steps for healthy aging:
Fuel your body with nutritious … according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). …
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5.1.2024 Obituaries & Committals
01 May 2024 14:17 GMT
… , at the University of Vermont Medical Center.
Dick was born March … traveling, especially their trips to Alaska. Betty and Dallas moved to … , after a lengthy affliction with Alzheimer’s disease. She was in the …
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Wright Center-trained dental resident joins staff to provide high-quality oral care services
01 May 2024 00:23 GMT
… dentistry treatment and services to Wright Center patients.
… directing health promotion and disease prevention activities; assessing, … pediatric, geriatric, medically compromised, and special needs patients and … causing them pain and infections, he says.
“The …
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Cancer trends: Common types & risk factors revealed
30 Apr 2024 21:15 GMT
… medication showing promising results when it comes to patients … except American Indian/Alaska Native people, who … early detection and advancements in treatment," according to Osborn … Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases," said Osborn. …
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Anthony Joseph Rosser
30 Apr 2024 02:14 GMT
… suffered from late-stage Alzheimer’s disease, common as people with … the summer with the Fairbanks Alaska Rossers, (“Brother Mark,” Mikki … Mark Rosser of Fairbanks, Alaska. Tony is survived by … Mikki Rosser of Fairbanks, Alaska and his siblings and brother …
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Appeals Court splits, 8-6, in rejecting NC health plan’s transgender coverage rules
29 Apr 2024 20:30 GMT
… those same medically necessary treatments for a diagnosis unique to transgender patients violate … the same rate, and the aging and declining health of the … .
“The States of Missouri, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa …