
Line One: Your Health Connection
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.
Contact us:
907-550-8433 (Anchorage)
1-888-353-5752 (Statewide)
lineone@alaskapublic.org
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.
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From 2012 to 2021, pregnancy-associated deaths in rural Alaska almost tripled, dramatically outpacing the increase seen in urban areas.
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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.
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Why are microplastics so prevalent in the Arctic, and what is known about how they affect human health and development?
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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.
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A conference in Anchorage, seeks to explore many questions around psychedelics. We talk with keynote speakers for the conference on this Line One.
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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.
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While many services and products advertise quick fixes, medical weight loss offers a science-backed approach to achieving a healthy weight.
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Host Prentiss Pemberton speaks with parenting coordinator and mediator Bettsie Wild about co-parenting on this Line One.
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Host Dr. Justin Clark and his guests discuss resources for colon cancer screening, and hear one person’s journey through a diagnosis.
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On this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton is joined by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ian Elliot to discuss the causes and treatments for lower back pain.