Alaska News

'It Is Who We Are': Alaska Native Organizations Collect Whale Meat, Seals, Fish and Other Traditional Foods to Help Storm Victims

Oct 24, 2025 - Describes efforts to collect and distribute traditional Alaska Native foods to victims of Typhoon Halong in rural Alaska. Discusses collaboration between tribal institutions and relief organizations across the state.

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Tuberculosis Cases Surge to Outbreak Levels in Bristol Bay, Health Officials Say

Oct 10, 2025 - Discusses a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in rural Alaska, describing both the public health response and disparate rates of TB for Alaska historically. Notes stigma related to TB treatment as a barrier to successfully increasing testing.

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