National Native helpline for domestic violence and sexual assault to open Alaska-specific service

A national support line for Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault has begun work to launch an ...
Healio

An ‘asterisk population’: Poor data complicate maternal health research for Native women

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Nature

Cancer Disparities Among American Indian and Alaska Native Women

American Indian and Alaska Native women continue to experience marked disparities in cancer outcomes compared with other populations. These disparities are multifactorial in origin, involving ...
Healio

Risky pregnancies, driven by CVD risk factors, remain common for Native women

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . American Indian and Alaska Native women face substantially higher risk for heart disease, particularly during ...
WTEN

Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty ...
The Nevada Independent

Native Americans are dying from pregnancy. They want a voice to stop the trend.

In 2024, Native American and Alaska Native people had the highest pregnancy-related mortality ratio among major demographic ...
Hartford Courant

Alaska Native woman, ‘everybody’s helper,’ is Orthodox church’s first female North American saint

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky KWETHLUK, Alaska (AP) — It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote ...
National Catholic Reporter

Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint

It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and a mother of 13. As the wife of an Orthodox Christian ...