fbpx
facebook app symbol  twitter  linkedin  instagram 1
Donate Get Newsletter
Donate Get Newsletter
 

Health

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

Place your fingers just in front of your ears and open your mouth — that joint you feel working? That’s the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ). It’s a complicated joint due to its
complex movement and unique makeup.

Details

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

Five Oklahoma American Indian tribes, the state of Oklahoma, Indian Health Service (IHS) and communities are working together utilizing American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds in a unified effort to improve the water infrastructure of communities within the state. 

Details

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
Today, October 19, The American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) celebrates Indigenous Pink Day to honor Native American breast cancer survivors.
Details

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

Medical history at a tribal health care facility in the lower 48 United States was made on Monday, October 9, 2023 when the first minimally invasive surgery was performed utilizing the da Vinci XI robotic surgery system.

Details

Type: Headshot
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

For the next two Wednesdays, October 18 & 25, 2023 at 3 pm - EDT, Native News Online will air a two-part livestream called Reducing Drug Overdose Deaths in Indian Country.

Details

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren. Vice President Richelle Montoya, and 25th Navajo Nation Council members on Monday, the first day of the Council Fall Session, were joined by Navajo community members and advocates for a walk from the Navajo Nation Museum to the Council Chamber in Window Rock, Arizona.

Details

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In recognition of the American Cancer Society's "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" campaign during Breat Cancer Awareness month, Gun Lake Casinon, located in one-half way between Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, Michigan at the US - 131's  Bradley exit, is hosting a series of events to raise money for the the worthy cause.

Details

Type: Headshot
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to honor and remember those lost to abuse, celebrate and support survivors, and focus on awareness and prevention of domestic violence.

Details

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: No Question
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png

The University of North Dakota Department of Social Work at the College of Nursing and Professional Development and its partners have received a second five-year $2.5 million federal award from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to continue their work statewide to reduce the disproportionate placement of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children away from their families and communities and to improve child welfare outcomes for Native children and families.

Details

Type: Default
Ad Visibility: Show Article Ads
Hide Blurb: No
Hide More Stories Like This: False
Reader Survey Question: Health
Video Poster: https://nativenewsonline.net/images/10_Years_Logo.png
Federally recognized tribes are eligible to receive free Naloxone, a life-saving overdose reversal drug, each year for the next ten years under an opioid litigation settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals. 
Details