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US measles cases hit highest level in more than 30 years, CDC data shows
Fox News
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July 9, 2025
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on childhood obesity concerns and the surge in measles cases across the U.S. on 'America's Newsroom.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The current number of measles cases in the...
rep scott peters critiques republican tax plan for impacting healthcare
San Diego City Wire - California
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July 3, 2025
Scott Peters U.S. House of Representatives from California | Official U.S. House HeadshotScott Peters U.S. House of Representatives from California | Official U.S. House Headshot Rep. Scott Peters, a member of the U.S. Congress representing...
Lonna Marie Spear
Ketchikan Daily News - Alaska
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Lonna Marie Spear, 47, died June 28, 2025, in Ketchikan. She was born Lonna Marie Murray on Jan. 21, 1978, at Bartlett Memorial hospital in Juneau. She attended Holy Name Catholic School, Schoenbar Middle School before graduating from Ketchikan...
City advances effort to build RV resort in downtown Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A rendering of a proposed RV resort at 3rd Avenue and Ingra Street. (Courtesy Anchorage Community Development Authority) A city-led effort to turn a 15-acre field that once housed the Alaska Native Medical Center into an RV park and a mixed-use...
National Weather Service issues heat advisory for Alaska’s western North Slope
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The National Weather Service in Fairbanks issued a heat advisory on Wednesday for Alaska’s western North Slope, where temperatures in some of the United States’ northernmost communities are expected to reach as high as 80 to 90 degrees through...
Eye of the Beholder: Community Leaders on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Impact in Alaska
Alaska Business
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July 2, 2025
At the time of the panel discussion, the bill was estimated to cut $230 million from Alaska’s Medicaid funding, shrinking the state’s economy and eliminating nearly 2,000 healthcare jobs. In the final bill, Sullivan helped negotiate a $25 billion...
First Solana staking ETF hits $12M in ‘healthy’ first trading day
Coin Telegraph
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July 3, 2025
The United States’ first Solana staking exchange-traded fund (ETF) ended its debut trading day with $12 million in inflows — a positive sign for crypto staking-enabled ETFs. The REX-Osprey Solana Staking ETF debuted on the Cboe BZX Exchange on...
Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Government Executive
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday following a party-line vote, moving her one step closer to confirmation. Susan Monarez’s nomination now goes to...
We Spoke with Surfrider About the Ocean Disaster in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The Inertia - California
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July 9, 2025
According to statistics, offshore drilling is in decline in regions like the Gulf of Mexico. So why do we need more? And in places like California (pictured) we’re still cleaning up from oil spills. Photo: Unsplash Environmentalists have rung the...
Alaska needs more responsible resource development
Fairbanks Daily News Miner - Alaska
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I am Alaska Native — Koyukon ‚ raised on the Upper Koyukuk River. I know my family history. I know my culture, my language and the values passed down from our elders. I know what it means to live off the land, and I also know what it means to live...
National Indian Health Board Hosts Virtual Caucuses to Prepare Tribes for Federal Health Services Listening Sessions
Native News Online
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Details By Native News Online Staff July 02, 2025 The National Indian Health Board is holding two virtual caucuses this month in advance of federal listening sessions that will solicit tribal feedback on critical health services in Indian Country....
Arizona rural hospitals say Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' will cripple facilities
Daily Independent - Arizona
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By Ella Anderson | Cronkite News WASHINGTON — Large cuts to Medicaid in the massive tax and spending plan Republicans are finalizing could deal a major blow to Arizona’s rural hospitals, threatening services for tens of thousands of residents. The...
Sen. Gallego to Headline Town Hall for Alaska Dems
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 2, 2025
Fueling speculation about his political ambitions, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., reportedly was set to headline an emergency online town hall Wednesday hosted by the Alaska Democratic Party. The virtual event, which is slated to be held from 9:30...
Woman dies a week after being struck by a vehicle in Anchorage
Alaska Public Media
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July 2, 2025
A woman who was struck by a vehicle last month in South Anchorage has died, according to police. Police said in a Tuesday statement that Clara Mattice, 85, was hit by a vehicle just before noon June 19 near DeArmoun and Elmore roads. Anchorage...
Here’s one thing Alaska could do to reduce opioid overdose deaths
Alaska Public Media
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July 3, 2025
An hour before he was arrested, D lay in the back of a repurposed ambulance, parked in Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula, while Dr. Sarah Spencer injected him with a 30-day dose of buprenorphine, a medication used to curb cravings for opioids. D...
'We won’t stop fighting': Megabill passes the Senate, putting Hawaiʻi health care at risk
Hawaii Public Radio
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July 2, 2025
People who use Medicaid would no longer be able to get their health care through Planned Parenthood under President Trump's domestic agenda bill. Rebecca Gibron is the CEO of Planned Parenthood's largest geographical affiliate that covers Alaska,...
85-year-old woman dies after being struck by vehicle in Anchorage
Your Alaska Link
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An update on a tragic accident that occurred earlier this month in South Anchorage. Anchorage Police say 85-year-old Clara Mattice has died from injuries she sustained after being struck by a vehicle on June 19. The collision happened just before...
A Bill That Rips Away Food, Healthcare and Dignity From Millions—So Billionaires Can Get Richer
Ms. Magazine
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July 2, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks during a news conference on June 17, 2025, about President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” budget and tax reconciliation bill. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) This analysis was originally...
Twin City health care providers brace for Medicaid cuts wrapped in GOP megabill
WGLT - Illinois
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July 2, 2025
The Republican tax cut and spending bill is massive. Among its many provisions are an extension to tax cuts passed during President Trump's first term and other attempts to fulfill Trump’s campaign promises. To pay for the tax cuts, Republicans...
New bills would boost Medicare payments for Hawaiʻi and Alaska hospitals
Maui Now - Hawaii
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July 2, 2025, 9:17 AM HST * Updated July 2, 9:18 AM US Rep. Jill Tokuda. PC: Office of US Rep. Jill Tokuda US Reps. Jill Tokuda of Hawaiʻi and Nick Begich of Alaska recently introduced two bills to help with Medicare underpayments to rural...