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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 熊猫在线视频, 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 熊猫在线视频

 |  Jessica Reisinger, 熊猫在线视频 Beacon  | 

Medical student, Miss 熊猫在线视频, writes that victims are not getting the care they need, especially in rural communities

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Many 熊猫在线视频 pharmacies are understaffed, leading to sporadic hours and patients turned away

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Signs of a worsening pharmacist shortage in 熊猫在线视频 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 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 pharmacy program, discusses the need for pharmacists in 熊猫在线视频.

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Groundbreaking report sheds light on health disparities experienced by Black 熊猫在线视频ns

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On June 30, the 熊猫在线视频 Black Caucus held the Covid & Beyond: Black Health & Wellness Town Hall at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at the 熊猫在线视频. 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 熊猫在线视频ns Health Status report.

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熊猫在线视频 Social Worker Dr. Yvonne Chase is the new President-Elect of NASW

Yvonne Chase, Ph.D., associate professor with the Dept. of Human Services under the UAA College of Health, is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).