Anchorage, Alaska (AP)
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium will use a $1 million grant to study Hepatitis B.
The National Institutes of Health grant is one of 12 offered nationwide.
The consortium treats about 1,350 Alaska Natives who have been diagnosed with Hepatitis B, which officials say puts them at risk for liver cancer.
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium will use a $1 million grant to study Hepatitis B.
The National Institutes of Health grant is one of 12 offered nationwide.
The consortium treats about 1,350 Alaska Natives who have been diagnosed with Hepatitis B, which officials say puts them at risk for liver cancer.