Opioid overdoses nationwide have declined significantly since fall of 2023, but not in Alaska. One thing Alaska experts suggest is increasing access to a medication that is highly effective, safe and straightforward.

Medications like buprenorphine are important tools in the spectrum of care for opioid use disorder, so why is there so much stigma around their use?

Health officials say a woman died this spring from a disseminated gonococcal infection, a rare but severe complication of untreated gonorrhea.

One in five children has a language-based learning disability, most commonly dyslexia. Early, specialized support can help young learners succeed for years to come.

The tax reductions that President Trump wants to continue are rolled into a large bill that requires big cuts to medicaid and food support programs.

There’s not enough research to demonstrate that cold plunging has clear health benefits. But this Homer group has found peace, community and confidence through the practice.

On this Line One, join Dr. Justin Clark for a discussion about the health impacts of wildfire smoke and volcanic ash.

Butler says he resigned because he felt he could do more to strengthen public health from outside of the federal government.

Nearly a third of people diagnosed with eating disorders are men. What barriers prevent them from getting help?

The system aims to keep injured service members warm, dry, elevated, and protected while quickly evacuating them to safe treatment. The goal is to ultimately make it available outside the military.

Information about lower rates comes as measles, once thought eliminated in the U.S., has spread among unvaccinated people, including an Anchorage child this month.

Canada has seen a surge of American doctors seeking to move north in the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.