Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to shut down the state’s only medical school program by withdrawing about $3 million in funding faced pushback during a recent state Senate finance committee ...

Mar. 26—Editor's note: This story was updated Wednesday to add comments from Alaska State Medical Board member Dr. Matt Heilala. The Alaska State Medical Board is asking the Legislature to ban ...

Apr. 3—The Alaska State Medical Board has reinstated the medical license of a Soldotna physician who faces allegations of sexual abuse from a former patient who also worked as his assistant. The ...

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor speaks at a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks / Alaska Beacon) Alaska Attorney General Treg ...

In Alaska, the state’s background check process for board appointees, including a late Wasilla cardiologist accused of possessing child sex abuse material who served on the State Medical Board, does ...

“The Alaska State Medical Board opposes hormonal and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria in minors due to insufficient evidence of long-term benefits and risks of irreversible harm,” the board ...

I have a question for the Alaska State Medical Board. But first, a little context. A debate is happening around the country about how medical establishments should deal with doctors and other health ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care for children could risk disciplinary action under proposed changes to state regulations approved by the state ...

Alaska medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care for children could risk disciplinary action under proposed changes to state regulations approved by the state medical board on Friday.

A request that Alaska’s State Medical Board investigate physicians who prescribe unproven COVID-19 treatments or spread misinformation garnered hundreds of comments ahead of a meeting Friday. But ...