Health

Combat medics at the Medical Simulation Training Center at Ft. Wainwright demonstrate trauma response for the Alaska Interior Trauma Conference.

Patients have safer, less invasive surgical treatments available to them thanks to ongoing innovation.

Wedgewood Resort in Fairbanks hosted the Fairbanks Symposium on Opioids from May 16 to 18.

When it comes to alcohol, moderation is key to good health.

Naloxone will be available in stores, gas stations, and online by late summer.

Mental health experts offers tips for discussing gun violence with children.

The annual Go Red Luncheon, now in its 20th year, brings together businesses and organizations to raise support for healthy living.

A look into postpartum anxiety and how you can find relief.

CDC says approximately 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles at a religious gathering in Kentucky.

Veterans can now have their needs met at the Community-Based Outpatient Clinic located at the Mountain View Medical Center on Phillips Field Road.

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Alaska since 1993.

On February 3, the City of Anderson declared a Disaster Emergency, citing a threat to drinking water and saying the city’s resources are unable to stop the flow into the wastewater system.

American Heart Association’s goal is to raise awareness about the number one killer of women, cardiovascular disease.

There was found to be an increased risk of conditions like pre-eclampsia, hypertensive disorders, and blood clotting.

Hospitals are in need of blood donations for potentially life-saving procedures.

Primary care physicians urge patients not to wait to start routine health screenings.

Project Hope began in 2017 to fight the opioid crisis in Alaska.

One battlefront in the state’s response is to educate the public on the dangers of opioid abuse.

Alzheimer’s and other forms of Dementia affects 1 in 3 seniors and results in the death of more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

National Apprenticeship Week

Keep your family safe from frostbite this winter season

Men's health screening offered this weekend for Movember

Respiratory Syncytial (sin-SISH-Uhl) Virus

Screenings are by appointment only, and parents must accompany their child at all times.

According to the CDC breast cancer is the 2nd most common cancer among American women.

Fairbanks Flu and Booster Clinic happening Thursday

Blood donations can be scheduled at the Fairbanks Community Blood Center at 3010 Airport Way.

Fairbanks Hospital offers a survey and job fair this week

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital implements new changes to mask policies

The U.S. Surgeon General lists radon gas exposure as the second leading cause of lung cancer