Line One: Your Health Connection

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Line One features local physicians and national subject experts from the fields of child care, mental health, nutrition, pharmacology, surgery and more. Join our hosts as they discuss these topics with their guests and live callers. Callers can talk one-on-one with each week’s guests and are encouraged to email questions during the live broadcasts.

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Listen to Line One on KSKA FM 91.1 in Anchorage, AK.
Wednesdays LIVE at 10:00 a.m. and repeating at 8:00 p.m.

Suicide warning signs and prevention | Line One

On this Line One, host Dr. Jillian Woodruff and her guest discuss signs and share resources for suicide prevention.

Blind spots in medicine | Line One

Over time, medical mistakes are identified and corrected, but what is modern medicine getting wrong today?

An interview with former host Dr. Thad Woodard | Line One

Dr. Anne Zink interviews longtime host of Line One: Your Health Connection Dr. Thad Woodard about memorable moments during his time as a host.

The past, present, and future of Line One and Alaskan health | Line One

Dr. Anne Zink joins the Line One host roster by "listening loudly" to current and former hosts, and to Alaskans about the history and future of the show.

Maternal health in rural Alaska | Line One

From 2012 to 2021, pregnancy-associated deaths in rural Alaska almost tripled, dramatically outpacing the increase seen in urban areas.

Dispelling myths around electroconvulsive therapy | Line One

Electroconvulsive Therapy, or ECT, is often portrayed in pop culture as a cruel or abusive treatment. However modern day ECT is far from the stereotypes.

Microplastics in the Arctic | Line One

Why are microplastics so prevalent in the Arctic, and what is known about how they affect human health and development?

Line One: The intersection of pharmacy and herbal medicine

What role does herbal medicine play in a pharmacist’s practice and how do these two approaches coexist? We explore those questions on this Line One.

Psychedelic medicine in Alaska | Line One

A conference in Anchorage, seeks to explore many questions around psychedelics. We talk with keynote speakers for the conference on this Line One.

Dealing with adult bullies | Line One

In a hyper-polarized world, it’s important to be able to recognize bullies and the ways they can affect our long-term mental health.