Line One: Your Health Connection

More than two years into the pandemic, vaccines are widely available and most health measures have been lifted. But there are still Alaskans who have difficulty accessing vaccines or who have continu…

History is rife with examples of humans inflicting suffering onto one another, leaving us to wonder how such horrific acts are possible. David Livingstone Smith believes dehumanizing others is rooted…

Early childhood experiences can have a major impact on the physical and emotional development of children. For children who grow up in an environment defined by domestic violence, addiction and negle…

The idea of cults seems to both fascinate and scare us. Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate, Manson, NXIVM and Warren Jeffs are just a few examples of these dangerous organizations that have captivated us over …

Anchorage Health Department public health nurse Molly Carver administers the Covid-19 vaccine to Malia Tuga at the community vaccine clinic held at Manai Fou Assembly of God Church in Airport Heights…

Moms Matter Now co-founders Calisa Kastning and Holly Brooks (Photo courtesy of Holly Brooks)

Motherhood is an amazing and incredibly challenging time, but few people talk about the emotional and psyc…

For a long time, psychiatry has widely held that early childhood trauma determines one’s mental health issues later in life. But what if that’s not entirely true? Some feel it’s important to reevalua…

Robert Bruce Snodgrass died in October 2022 from a fentanyl overdose. His mother, Sandy Snodgrass, believes Robert did not know he was taking fentanyl. (Photo courtesy of Sandy Snodgrass)

Overdose dea…

Homelessness is a highly visible problem in Alaska, and especially in Anchorage. Health issues related to homelessness include frostbite, injuries from violence and mental health problems. How does s…

Alaska’s COVID case rate appears to be improving, but omicron remains a concern for vulnerable populations in and outside of Anchorage. On the second installment of Alaska Public Media’s Talk to Your…

Students in Noatak eat breakfast at school before class. (Hillman/Alaska Public Media)

Childhood chronic illness affects 40% of school-aged children and adolescents. Nutrition, movement, environmental…

Have you ever wondered if your bowel movements are normal? Is it too soft? Too hard? A weird color? Is it painful? On the next episode of Line One, we’ll discuss bowel movements, irritable bowel synd…

Educators have been dealing with the pandemic for more than a year, but the latest COVID surge is presenting new challenges. On the next installment of Alaska Public Media’s Talk to your Neighbor ser…

The cover of “Making Your Crazy Work for You.” (Courtesy photo)

Our early childhood experiences set the stage for how we feel about, and engage with, the world as adults. In “Making Your Crazy Work fo…

Difficulty sleeping has affected all of us at one time or another. Lack of sleep or inadequate sleep can have drastic consequences for our day to day functioning as well as our overall health and hap…

Author Dan Millman’s first book, “The Way Of The Peaceful Warrior,” introduced readers to the idea that the moment is all that really exists and that the quality of our moments become the quality of …

The exterior of the ARCH building. (Photo via Volunteers of America – Alaska/Adolescent Residential Center for Help website)

With an estimated 75% of adult mental health problems developing before the…

Ezekiel Rise gets a COVID-19 vaccine from Anchorage School District official Kale Recaido on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media)

COVID-19 continues to surge throughout the stat…

The past year-and-a-half has been a time of great uncertainty and fear leading to a sharp increase in depression and anxiety, even in those that were previously well. In Alaska, the overwhelming need…

Living with addiction, chronic depression, severe anxiety or any other mental illness can lead to a life of loneliness, despair and trauma. But that’s only one of the possible outcomes. History aboun…