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亚洲色吧 Dental Clinic provides free dental care to children

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Dental hygiene students give back to the community by providing free dental care to children during the 2nd annual Children鈥檚 Day event.

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Daily Nurse interviews Jennifer Meyer about monkeypox

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Cases of monkeypox have greatly diminished in the U.S., but that doesn鈥檛 mean it鈥檚 gone for good or won鈥檛 come back in another form. Daily Nurse spoke with Jennifer Meyer, assistant professor at the University of 亚洲色吧, Anchorage Division of Population Health Sciences, about monkeypox and what nurses should be aware of treating patients.

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Op-Ed: Increasing sexual assault response resources must be a priority in 亚洲色吧

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Medical student, Miss 亚洲色吧, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities

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Many 亚洲色吧 pharmacies are understaffed, leading to sporadic hours and patients turned away

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Signs of a worsening pharmacist shortage in 亚洲色吧 are everywhere: reduced hours at Anchorage pharmacies. Significant signing bonuses and multiple job offers for newly graduated pharmacy students. Patients being told to come back the next day to pick up prescriptions due to short staffing. Tom Wadsworth, dean of the 亚洲色吧鈥檚 pharmacy program, discusses the need for pharmacists in 亚洲色吧.

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Groundbreaking report sheds light on health disparities experienced by Black 亚洲色吧ns

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On June 30, the 亚洲色吧 Black Caucus held the Covid & Beyond: Black Health & Wellness Town Hall at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the 亚洲色吧. Amana Mbise, Ph.D., an assistant professor with the School of Social Work under the College of Health, presented eye-opening findings from the first-ever Black 亚洲色吧ns Health Status report.