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RN Residency Program Hopes to Keep Nurses in State
Channel 2 NewsA new residency program for registered nurses at Alaska Regional Hospital is aiming both to keep health practitioners in Alaska and to address rising demand for nursing services across the state. Melissa Guirand, a student in the program, just moved all...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Medical Specialization
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Anchorage Pharmacist Admits Forging Prescriptions
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage pharmacist was convicted of forgery on March 11, 2013. An investigation by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing revealed that between 2009 and 2012, 42-year-old Ronald Engberson had forged more than 90...Tags: Hydrocodone (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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Heart Imaging Technology Keeps Alaskans Close to Home
Channel 2 NewsFor years, Alaskans have been sent to the Lower 48 for medical treatment of certain heart conditions. Recently, however, new heart imaging technology at the Alaska Heart Institute has been allowing patients to stay in the state. Computed tomography,...Tags: Stroke, Medical Research, Heart Problems, Symptoms, High Blood Pressure
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New Birth Trend is the Midwife
Channel 2 NewsIt's the middle of the night and Tanell Donnell is having a baby. There's no doctor, there's no nurse. Only a midwife and Donnell's family. It's a picture of a growing trend in Alaska. "People want to have a more homelikd kind of birth," Alaska's...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Following the Flames, Part 2: Inside the Mind of an Arsonist
Channel 2 NewsFire investigators can often determine the source of a fire at a crime scene -- but for psychologists and mental health experts, the reasons that led a person to commit a crime with fire are far deeper. Forensic psychologist Lawrence Maile said...Tags: Criminals, Psychologists, Mental Health, Crime, Law and Justice
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Spiritual Healing After War
Channel 2 NewsSgt. Joshua Echtinaw was a good runner, maybe one of the fastest in his unit. He used to run five miles in 32 minutes. That was before he was hit by shrapnel in Afghanistan, before he hit his head on a wall after an explosion near his bunker. Echtinaw...Tags: Afghanistan, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy, Migraine, Health Treatments
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2YH: A Heart Happy Valentine's Day
Channel 2 NewsFor some, chocolate and wine can be the perfect gift for Valentine's Day. But cardiologists warn that consuming too much of both can be bad for the heart. According to the Center for Disease Control, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both...Tags: Cardiologists, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Wines, Heart Disease, Heart Problems
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ASD Nurses Administered Free Flu Vaccines Saturday
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage School District nurses volunteered their time Saturday to give free influenza vaccinations to ASD students. Health officials say that the upcoming year is starting off with high numbers of Alaskans becoming sick with the flu. The nurses...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Chemical Industry, Preventative Medicine, Flu, American School for the Deaf
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The Fairbanks Four, Part 1: The Crime
Channel 2 NewsThe murder of 15-year-old Jonathon Hartman is described as one of the worst crimes ever committed in Fairbanks -- but to this day, a debate rages over the four suspects convicted of his 1997 death and whether they actually committed the crime....Tags: Sprained Ankle, Marriage, Family, Hospitals and Clinics, Coma
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Ketchikan Midwife Sentenced to Year in Jail
Channel 2 NewsA Ketchikan judge has sentenced a 61-year-old midwife and nurse-practitioner to a year in jail for medical assistance fraud. Eileen Small also faces five years on probation and must pay more than $8,000 in restitution with her ex-husband, 64-year-old...Tags: Trials, Nursing, Prisons, Punishment
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Firefighter Completes Marathon After Recovering from Injuries
Channel 2 NewsHe hoped he could do it in 7 hours. Eight hours would have been fine as well. Heck, Larry Hodges just wanted to finish the Equinox Marathon, period. It was the 50th anniversary of the Fairbanks marathon, but for Hodges, the goal wasn’t about making...Tags: Physical Therapists, Sports, Physical Therapy, Health Treatments
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Man Pinned Between Car and Trailer Loses Legs
Channel 2 NewsA man injured when he was pinned against his trailer by another vehicle Sunday night has lost both of his legs below the knee, his family says. According to Anchorage police, 25-year-old Israel Hale was driving on Dimond Boulevard with a trailer full...
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