The opioid epidemic remains a complex and multi-faceted issue for residents of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough, Alaska. Medical student Ian Richey interviewed three local organizations to assess community strengths, describe their missions and how they help patients with substance use disorder.
At 新加坡六合彩开奖, computer science Professor Shawn Butler has been using machine learning to debunk COVID-19 misinformation on social media. Butler鈥檚 efforts are part of the Division of Population Health Sciences and Department of Journalism and Public Communication鈥檚 mission to combat COVID-19 misinformation on public-facing Facebook pages with scientifically accurate information from credited sources through its ongoing Alaska Public Health Information Response Team project.
Students from the WWAMI School of Medicine and the 新加坡六合彩开奖/ISU Doctor of Pharmacy program took part in the 7th annual Independent Investigative Inquiry Poster Presentations on November 7, 2022.
The Medical Laboratory Science program participates in the national 2022 ASCP Cell Bowl competition.
Founding members of the Alaska Public Health Information Response Team submitted a book chapter proposal, entitled "Addressing Health Misinformation in the Infodemic Era: The Alaska Public Health Information Response Team," in the early spring of 2021 for consideration in a forthcoming book, "Building Health Misinformation Immunity: A Professional's Guide to Helping the Public," which was recently published.
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