There are more options than ever for treating alcohol use disorder in Alaska, including several medications that can make it easier for some people to reduce or stop drinking.

The Indigenous birthworkers will attend medical appointments with mothers, advocate for them and help connect them to traditional practices.

Vapes and nicotine pouches are now officially taxed like other tobacco products in Bethel, after the City Council approved a change to local code at the end of February, responding to strong public testimony from residents in support of the tax.

Bristol Bay communities are struggling with numerous overdoses as tens of thousands of lethal doses of opioids flow into the region. A group of community members in Dillingham are advocating for a united effort within the entire community to protect people and help them recover.

Earlier this March, Bethel nonprofits publicly unveiled a groundbreaking project – a “permanent supportive housing” building meant to help stabilize the lives of chronically homeless individuals in the community.

Higher taxes on tobacco and other nicotine products are linked to lower consumption among young people. But Bethel’s city council doesn’t agree on whether to widen the scope of the city’s tax on tobacco to include non-tobacco nicotine products like vapes or nicotine pouches.

Experts say to be cautious when handling small mammals in the state, but infection is rare and death unlikely.

For years, YKHC officials said that they’ve heard that people didn’t want to come to Bethel for medical appointments because they didn’t have places to stay. The corporation has opened a new lodge to try and fill that gap.

Veterans, National Guard members, and their families get more access to military commissary supply lines this fall in Bethel and Nome. The ordering window deadline is Oct. 31 for Bethel and Nov. 15 for Nome.

The Neqkiuryaraq project aims to build a local food system integrating traditional knowledge, promoting healthy and culturally acceptable foods, and employing community members.