The project, made possible with the support of the Indian Health Service, will make the 49,000-square-foot facility more than one and half times larger. It will double the number of available beds, from 18 to 36.

The city of Marshall says multiple families have received precautionary vaccinations after multiple community members handled puppies that had been living alongside a dog that later tested positive for rabies.

There are some requirements, but qualifying families can get 10 meals a week shipped to their homes or post offices.

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced that Dan Winkleman will be leaving and named an interim leader.

Alaska is set to receive $273 million per year for five years from the program, created as part of President Trump's spending- and tax-cut law that passed in 2025.

The extension of the StrongHearts Native Helpline aims to keep culture and the reality of rural communities at the heart of its service.

The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program was authorized as part of the Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill.” At a news conference in Anchorage, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said the program has the potential to reshape Alaska’s health care system in a way that benefits everybody.

Experts say there are several things families can do to protect their infants, including having a sober caregiver and a safe sleep space.

The Alaska Institute for Justice launched the resource early, to help people affected by the recent Western Alaska storm.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called the program a “lifesaver” for residents in Alaska when questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about its future.