We talk with state and tribal emergency managers about disaster response and preparedness.

The state is working with federal partners to seize more drugs in airports and in the postal system.

State and tribal emergency managers describe how they respond to a crisis and how you can make a plan to protect your family.

Alaska's health care industry is growing dramatically, and so is its need for new workers, especially nurses, the report says.

A pediatrician with executive experience will lead the organization that funds services for mental health patients, the disabled and others.

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee."

The Alaska Department of Health reported an unvaccinated adult displayed measles symptoms while traveling back to the state.

A new project seeks to share stories of Alaskans healing from childhood trauma.

We discuss President Carter's legacy of conservation, and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act on this Talk of Alaska.

Bills about the alcohol-cancer link and youth vaping are up for lawmakers' consideration after versions ran into late trouble last year.

A new addiction medicine fellowship through Providence Alaska is working to shift the way people in Alaska can get care and access resources around substance use disorders.

The increased volume of intercepted drugs, including fentanyl, came as Alaska’s fatal overdose numbers continued to climb, a contrast with decreases nationally.