Line One: Senior Care in Alaska
As reimbursement for doctors taking Medicare patients has declined over the years, seniors on Medicare have seen a dwindling number of health care options...
Line One: Health Risks of Cosmetics
Stacy Malkan is the author of the award-winning book, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry, which exposes the...
Line One: Hip Replacement Surgery
As baby boomers age, the number of hip replacement operations performed in the U.S are expected to rise. Dr. Steve Tower, a physician at...
Line One: Brain Development
Dr. Douglas Fields is an internationally recognized authority on neuron-glia interactions, brain development, and the cellular mechanisms of memory. He joins Dr. Woodard on...
Line One: Longevity
Dr. Olshansky joins Dr. Thad Woodard to address the topic of longevity on Line One: Your Health Connection. Why do women tend to live...
Line One: Podiatry
Dr. Ken Swayman of Alaska Podiatry Associates joins host Dr. Woodard this week on Line One: Your Health Connection to discuss disorders of of...
Line One: Premature Birth
Today more than 1,400 babies in the United States (1 in 8 ) will be born prematurely. Some babies are so small they could...
Line One: Pediatric Dentistry
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 40% of children have experienced tooth decay by the time they reach...
Line One: Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer's disease is the...
Line One: Hypertension
Chief of staff for Providence Alaska Medical Center’s Medical Staff, Dr. Jeremy Gitomer (pictured right) joins host Dr. Woodard on Line One this week....
Line One: Infertility Medicine
Photo: University of Miami, Infertility Center (UMIC)
Reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at Seattle Reproductive Medicine (SRM), Dr. Paul Lin joins host Dr. Thad Woodard...
Line One: The Talent Code
Anchorage grown, Dan Coyle (pictured right) is a contributing editor for Outside magazine and the author of three books, including the New York Times...
Line One: Popular Psychology Myths
1. Playing Mozart music to infants boosts their intelligence. 2. Children learn best if teaching styles are matched to their learning styles. 3. Men...
Line One: Genetically Modified Foods
The world's population has grown exponentially last 300 - 400 years. With close to seven billion people in the world, adding 80 million per...
Line One: Influenza Prevention
According to the CDC, influenza rates in the United States are currently low, making it an ideal time to get vaccinated. This week on...
Line One: Personalized Care for Breast Cancer
This week on Line One, host Dr. Woodard and his guests Susan Lemagie and Jeanne Anderson discuss personalized breast cancer risk, diagnosis and treatment....
Line One: Childhood Cancers
This week on Line One: Your Health Connection pediatric oncologist, Dr. Laura Schulz joins host Dr. Woodard to discuss common cancers facing kids...
Line One: Immunization Hesitation
This week on Line One, host Dr. Thad Woodard and his guest and Dr. Andrew Kroger from the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory...
Line One: Tuberculosis and Public Health in Alaska
In the early 20th century, tuberculosis destroyed entire villages across Alaska. Hundreds of years later, tuberculosis continues to re-emerge in rural Alaska proving to...
Line One: Health Care Reform Update
Today, being employed is not a guarantee of health insurance coverage. Nearly 46 million Americans under age 65 do not have health insurance while...