Line One: Alaska Health Commission
Dr. Ward Hurlburt, the chief medical officer for the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, and Deborah Erickson, executive director of the Alaska...
Brain Cuttings with Carl Zimmer
This week on Line One: Your Health Connection, Dr. Thad Woodard is joined in the studio by award-winning author and science journalist, Carl Zimmer....
Line One: Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
This week on Line One: Your Health Connection we will learn about how to detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Thad Woodard and his...
Vaccine Refusal
This week on Line One: Your Health Connection, science writer Dr. Mark Sawyer, joins host Dr. Woodard for a discussion on the history of...
Trials and Tribulations of Teens with Same Sex Attraction
Do gay and lesbian teens really have more psychosocial problems than heterosexual teens? If so what can be done to treat and/or prevent these...
Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Brent Roaten is one of only two pediatric surgeons in Alaska. This week on Line One: Your Health Connection., he joins...
Line One: Adult ADD / ADHD
Dr. Vatsal Thakkar and Dr. Woodard discuss adult Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -- what it is, how it...
Line One: Scoliosis and Other Back Conditions
Dr. James M. Eule, Anchorage orthopedic surgeon, discusses scoliosis and other common back conditions with host Dr. Thad Woodard.
Host: Dr. Thad Woodard
Guest: Dr. James...
Line One: Pop Psychology
Psychological advice on happiness, depression, relationships and more is easily available through books, radio, TV and the Internet -- but how reliable is this...
Line One: Childhood Asthma
Dr. Thad Woodard discusses childhood asthma and the American Lung Association's Champ Camp with respiratory therapist Bill Lallish and asthma mother-daughter pair Theresa Arthur...
Line One: Senior and Disabilities Services
Dr. Woodard welcomes Odette Jamieson, Carissa Blades, Marcy Rein, and Leana Christy, all from Alaska's Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Senior...
Line One: July 2007 Preview
Here's what's coming up on Line One: Your Health Connection in July 2007.
July 2
Discussion with State of Alaska Medical Examiner Dr. Frank Fallico about...
Line One: Forensic Science in Alaska
This week Dr. Woodard discusses forensic science on the Last Frontier with State of Alaska Medical Examiner Dr. Frank Fallico.
Host: Dr. Thad Woodard
Guests: Dr....
Line One: Post-Partum Depression
This week Dr. Woodard chats with Jeanne Watson Driscoll, PhD, APRN, BC about the reasons for and risks and treatment of post-partum depression. Dr....
Line One: Genetically-Modified Foods
Dr. Jeffery Smith recently appeared on Line One and expressed serious concerns with genetically-modified foods. For another opinion Dr. Woodard chats with Dr. Martina...
Cataracts
Cataracts are a common cause of poor vision especially in the older population. Without treatment vision will worsen over time but treatment is available. Our guest today, Dr. Matthew Guess, specializes in cataracts and will discuss the causes, prevention, symptoms and treatment of different types of cataract.
KSKA: Monday 12/9 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Autism: A Global Story
Listen to a special edition of Line One: Your Health Connection when host Dr. Woodard interviews ABC News' John Donovan about his forthcoming book on autism. Hosted by the Alaska World Affairs Council this interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the Hilton Anchorage on Friday April 12 and can be heard Monday on KSKA's Line One.
KSKA: Monday 4/15 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Important Advances In Brain Science
Important advances in the understanding of the structure and function of the brain have been plentiful recently so it is time to review what we have learned. Few are better to address this than our guest this week Dr Virginia Campbell, producer and host of the popular Brain Science podcast.
KSKA: Monday 7/8 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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Sleep Disorders
Learn about the purpose of sleep and discuss various disorders with sleep specialist Peter Osterbauer, MD, of the Alaska Sleep Disorder Center in Anchorage.
KSKA: Monday, 7/22 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
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The Science and Psychology of Happy
Why are some people happy despite great suffering while others, with seemingly everything, suffer deep emotional distress? How are our emotions driven by our thinking and behavior? Can we actively and intentionally improve our happiness? On the next Line One, Prentiss Pemberton returns as host to discuss the science and psychology of Happiness with Anchorage Psychologist Jennifer Beathe.
KSKA: Monday 7/29 at 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm