Line One: Your Health Connection
Hosts Dr. Justin Clark, Dr. Jillian Woodruff and Prentiss Pemberton discuss a variety of health-related topics during this live call-in show. Line One features local physicians and national subject experts from the fields of nutrition, childcare, surgery, and mental health issues.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 161
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Line One: Allergies and Immunotherapy
Summer has arrived in Alaska, at least as far as the trees are concerned. Pollen counts are high and it seems everyone is sneezing, coughing, and wheezing. Do you have questions about seasonal allerg…
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Thu 15 Jun 2023
Line One: Navigating medical emergencies and hospital stays
Emergency Departments are known for management and stabilization of critical patients, but the transition to inpatient hospital care and later discharge are another critical part of the process. Hosp…
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Wed 31 May 2023
Line One: Talking about substance use with youth
Today’s youth are constantly bombarded with the allure of harmful substances on social media. The highlight reel nature of social media misses the stark impacts that drugs and alcohol can have on us.…
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Wed 24 May 2023
Line One: Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine was approved for Treatment Resistant Depression in 2019 and has quickly become a growing treatment option for this challenging form of depression. Despite the current buzz around this newly …
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Wed 17 May 2023
Line One: The health impacts of loneliness
A new report from the US Surgeon General highlights a trend of loneliness and isolation among Americans. According to the report, lack of connection with other people can create adverse health effect…
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Wed 10 May 2023
Line One: Anchorage Project Access
There’s a lot of barriers to accessing healthcare in Alaska including costs, long waitlists, language barriers, and more. Anchorage Project Access is a group that assists Alaskans statewide to help u…
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Wed 12 Apr 2023
Line One: Everything Left to Remember
Steph Jagger lost her mother before she really lost her. As Jagger’s mother succumbed to Alzheimer’s she struggled to remember her favorite song, drink, and most heartbreaking of all, her own daughte…
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Wed 05 Apr 2023
Autonomy During End-of-Life Care
Palliative care serves patients with serious illnesses, focused on maintaining a patient’s best quality of life while managing treatments and supporting the family. In contrast, hospices navigate the…
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Wed 29 Mar 2023
Line One: Celebrating Sobriety
Sobriety can be one of the most consequential changes someone can make in their life. It has the potential to improve your mental and bodily health, but it’s also a difficult path that faces large am…
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Wed 22 Mar 2023
Line One: World Tuberculosis Day
Tuberculosis is a disease with a complicated history in Alaska. For decades, the state has led the country in rates of infection, but care for people with tuberculosis has a history of discrimination…
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Wed 15 Mar 2023
Line One: Brain Injury Awareness and Teamwork Rehabilitation
Traumatic brain injuries or TBIs occur with more frequency than we are aware and the lasting effects are also high; not every injury is apparent thus many go undiagnosed and don’t get the services an…
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Wed 22 Feb 2023
Line One: Headaches and Chronic Pain Management
Everybody has suffered from a headache at some point in their lives. But when are headaches abnormal? There are many types of headaches, and the symptoms and treatments for each are very different. H…
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Wed 08 Feb 2023
Line One: Disabilities and Winter Isolation
Living in Alaska in the Winter can be challenging for many of us. The darkness, cold, ice and snow make it challenging to get out, be active, and stay connected. Imagine trying to face these challeng…
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Thu 02 Feb 2023
Line One: Infertility treatments new to Alaska
Approximately 1 in 5 heterosexual couples struggle to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of trying to conceive in the U.S. Only 12% of women use fertility services to receive help conceiving a child. In …
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Wed 25 Jan 2023
Line One: Mental Health Services for Transition-Aged Youth
People aged 13 to 23, referred to as transition aged youths, are when serious mental health disorders are often first discovered. Research shows that early treatment significantly decreases hospitali…
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Wed 11 Jan 2023
Line One: Detecting and Preventing Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer accounts for 9% of all cancers. It is the third most common type of cancer and the fourth most common cause of death. Beating it is highly dependent on catching the cancer early thr…
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Wed 14 Dec 2022
Talk of Alaska: Living with the End in Mind
Death is something we all know will inevitably come for us someday, but death is also something that many of us fear. Maybe it’s the uncertainty of what comes next? Or perhaps it’s the fear of “not e…
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Wed 07 Dec 2022
Line One: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Information and Resources
Alzheimer’s Disease is now the 6th leading cause of death in the United
States and with our aging population, the numbers are growing. It is
estimated that 1 in 9 people over the age of 65 are living…
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Wed 16 Nov 2022
Line One: Mental health services for Alaskan students
As mental health needs in Alaska and the nation increase it has become harder to find resources for care, particularly for children and teens. Issues with inpatient care in Alaska have made headlines…
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Wed 09 Nov 2022
Line One: Thriving with HIV/AIDS in Alaska
HIV/AIDS diagnoses have decreased by 8% in the US. In Alaska there are approximately 700 people living with this disease. By decreasing the associated stigma and shame we can better serve those livin…
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Wed 02 Nov 2022
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