AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMpox: Anchorage has four cases among men who had not traveled outside Alaska, including the state’s first confirmed clade I infections. All patients are recovering. Specialist Care: SEARHC has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, giving Southeast Alaska clinicians access to specialist consultations and tools that could reduce patients’ need to travel for care. Rural Health: Alaska will receive $272.7 million in the federal program’s second-year rural health grants to support state-designed services. Opioid Crisis: The Alaska Supreme Court revived the state’s lawsuit against Albertsons and Kroger, allowing claims over pharmacies’ role in the opioid epidemic to proceed. Animal and Environmental Health: Many Alaskans still face long trips or travel by boat or plane to reach a veterinarian. Meanwhile, advocates say sustained federal support is needed to investigate Cook Inlet beluga deaths and better understand threats to the watershed.
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