AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate & Health: Alaska is among the states that have warmed fastest since 1980, a trend the study says makes local adaptation vital to protect health and communities. Patient Safety: Former Eagle River nurse practitioner Jessica Spayd was sentenced to 26 years after pleading guilty to illegally prescribing drugs that caused three patients’ overdose deaths. Care Access: A new virtual sleep clinic is bringing care to Juneau residents, while SEARHC has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Coverage: New Medicare rules could put some Juneau residents’ coverage at risk; hundreds of asylum seekers in Alaska have also lost Medicaid access under a federal law. Infectious Disease: Anchorage has reported the state’s first clade I mpox cases in people without recent travel; patients are recovering. A national study also found congenital syphilis cases among newborns rose nearly sixfold from 2012 to 2022, with the steepest increase among American Indian and Alaska Native babies.
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