Line One: Your Health Connection
by Alaska Public Media
Hosts Dr. Justin Clark, Dr. Jillian Woodruff and Prentiss Pemberton discuss a variety of health-related topics during this live call-in show. Line One features local physicians and national subject experts from the fields of nutrition, childcare, surgery, and mental health issues.
Episodes
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Line One: Treating and detecting breast cancer
Breast cancer is a complex and wide-ranging class of cancer, with many different types, treatments, and detection methods, but as with any cancer, it’s best to catch it as early as possible. October is breast-cancer awareness month, but monitoring for the signs and preventing risk is a year-round...
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Line One: Parenting through technology addiction
Social media and technology are everywhere in today’s day and age, but more than ever, young people are getting access to these earlier and earlier in life. Excessive social media use in children can have long-lasting impacts on their mental, behavioral, and even physical health. How can parents...
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Line One: Updates on the Opioid Epidemic
When the opioid epidemic first came about in the 1990s it was largely related to prescription drug medications for pain. From 1999 to 2021 nearly 280,000 people have died from overdose of these medications. However, as time has evolved so have the medications. Heroin is an illegal opioid that has...
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Line One: Eating disorders in boys and men
Eating disorders are a complex and widely misunderstood group of disorders that affect people from all walks of life. Eating disorders pose a huge risk to those who experience them and, as a group, have the second highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses, trailing only behind opioid...
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Line One: Back to school mental health for teens
As a new school year begins, students, particularly adolescents face a range of emotions and challenges. Academic pressures, peer pressure, body image and self-esteem issues, performance anxiety and bullying are just a few of the challenges that students can encounter. According to the National...
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Line One: Youth and Social Media
The US Surgeon General recently released an advisory on how social media helps and hurts youth mental health. There are positive impacts but social media can also increase depression and anxiety. On the next Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton talks with Jennifer Gessert, a therapist specializing...
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Line One: Acupuncture
The use of acupuncture and alternative medicine techniques has greatly increased over the last several decades in the United States, particularly in the treatment of chronic pain. What are the common uses for acupuncture and herbal medicine, and how is it used in combination with Western…
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Line One: Call-In Mental Health Advice
On this episode of Line One host and clinical therapist Prentiss Pemberton devotes an hour to answering called and emailed questions about mental health, behavioral health, and emotional well-being.
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Line One: Preventing Teen Tobacco Use
E-cigarette use among teenagers has skyrocketed in recent years, including in Alaska. A recent report from the Food and Drug Administration shows that one in ten middle and high schoolers report using e-cigarettes, overwhelmingly with sweet flavors like fruits or candy. What are the risks of...
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Line One: Genetic Counseling
Genetic testing provides valuable information for patients and families about the risk of developing certain cancers, known diseases OR, whether someone is a carrier of a genetic disease. Testing encodes the small traits of our DNA which can help us to prepare for or prevent future health issues....
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Line One: Allergies and Immunotherapy
Summer has arrived in Alaska, at least as far as the trees are concerned. Pollen counts are high and it seems everyone is sneezing, coughing, and wheezing. Do you have questions about seasonal allergies? What about pet allergies or food allergies? Do you suffer from allergic rhinitis or asthma?...
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Line One: Navigating medical emergencies and hospital stays
Emergency Departments are known for management and stabilization of critical patients, but the transition to inpatient hospital care and later discharge are another critical part of the process. Hospitalist and emergency department physicians collaborate to provide 24-hour care to patients in...
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Line One: Talking about substance use with youth
Today’s youth are constantly bombarded with the allure of harmful substances on social media. The highlight reel nature of social media misses the stark impacts that drugs and alcohol can have on us. On the next Line One, host Dr. Jillian Woodruff dives into the struggles that young people...
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Line One: Ketamine Therapy
Ketamine was approved for Treatment Resistant Depression in 2019 and has quickly become a growing treatment option for this challenging form of depression. Despite the current buzz around this newly approved approach, many questions remain. How safe is Ketamine? What are the side effects? And is…
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Line One: The health impacts of loneliness
A new report from the US Surgeon General highlights a trend of loneliness and isolation among Americans. According to the report, lack of connection with other people can create adverse health effects on par with frequent smoking. On this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton explores the mental and...
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Line One: Anchorage Project Access
There’s a lot of barriers to accessing healthcare in Alaska including costs, long waitlists, language barriers, and more. Anchorage Project Access is a group that assists Alaskans statewide to help uninsured patients with a medical need access various specialties across 700 providers. On the next...
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Line One: Everything Left to Remember
Steph Jagger lost her mother before she really lost her. As Jagger’s mother succumbed to Alzheimer’s she struggled to remember her favorite song, drink, and most heartbreaking of all, her own daughter. On this Line One, host Prentiss Pemberton speaks with Jagger about her and her mother’s story…
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Autonomy During End-of-Life Care
Palliative care serves patients with serious illnesses, focused on maintaining a patient’s best quality of life while managing treatments and supporting the family. In contrast, hospices navigate the care of a person typically with a life expectancy of less than 6 months. They manage pain…
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Line One: Celebrating Sobriety
Sobriety can be one of the most consequential changes someone can make in their life. It has the potential to improve your mental and bodily health, but it’s also a difficult path that faces large amounts of stigma. March is Alaska’s Sobriety Awareness Month, and on this Line One, host Prentiss...
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Line One: World Tuberculosis Day
Tuberculosis is a disease with a complicated history in Alaska. For decades, the state has led the country in rates of infection, but care for people with tuberculosis has a history of discrimination and mistreatment. However, treatments have changed and health workers say cases are especially…
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Line One: Brain Injury Awareness and Teamwork Rehabilitation
Traumatic brain injuries or TBIs occur with more frequency than we are aware and the lasting effects are also high; not every injury is apparent thus many go undiagnosed and don’t get the services and treatments needed to heal. TBIs bring hundreds of Alaskans to our major medical centers each…
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Line One: Headaches and Chronic Pain Management
Everybody has suffered from a headache at some point in their lives. But when are headaches abnormal? There are many types of headaches, and the symptoms and treatments for each are very different. How are headaches related to chronic pain and pain management treatment plans? Join host Dr Justin...
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Line One: Disabilities and Winter Isolation
Living in Alaska in the Winter can be challenging for many of us. The darkness, cold, ice and snow make it challenging to get out, be active, and stay connected. Imagine trying to face these challenges if you are elderly, blind or in a wheelchair. On this next Line One, Prentiss Pemberton speaks...
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Line One: Infertility treatments new to Alaska
Approximately 1 in 5 heterosexual couples struggle to achieve pregnancy after 1 year of trying to conceive in the U.S. Only 12% of women use fertility services to receive help conceiving a child. In Alaska we have not had access to specialized assisted reproductive procedures that are now...
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Line One: Mental Health Services for Transition-Aged Youth
People aged 13 to 23, referred to as transition aged youths, are when serious mental health disorders are often first discovered. Research shows that early treatment significantly decreases hospitalization and increases participation in school and employment. Many resources are now available in…
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Line One: Detecting and Preventing Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer accounts for 9% of all cancers. It is the third most common type of cancer and the fourth most common cause of death. Beating it is highly dependent on catching the cancer early through screening. What are the modifiable and non modifiable risks for colon cancer? What are the...
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Talk of Alaska: Living with the End in Mind
Death is something we all know will inevitably come for us someday, but death is also something that many of us fear. Maybe it’s the uncertainty of what comes next? Or perhaps it’s the fear of “not existing”? Whatever it is has led us, as a culture, to shy away from exploring what death means and...
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Line One: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Information and Resources
Alzheimer’s Disease is now the 6th leading cause of death in the United States and with our aging population, the numbers are growing. It is estimated that 1 in 9 people over the age of 65 are living with Alzheimer’s Dementia. This brain disorder is characterized by a long, slow decline in…
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Line One: Mental health services for Alaskan students
As mental health needs in Alaska and the nation increase it has become harder to find resources for care, particularly for children and teens. Issues with inpatient care in Alaska have made headlines. However, newer intensive outpatient programs help to bridge this gap. A children’s partial...
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Line One: Thriving with HIV/AIDS in Alaska
HIV/AIDS diagnoses have decreased by 8% in the US. In Alaska there are approximately 700 people living with this disease. By decreasing the associated stigma and shame we can better serve those living with the disease while continuing to decrease and eliminate its incidence.
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Line One: Eye Movement Desensitization and Processing
Trauma is defined as an event or a series of events that threatens physical injury or death and causes feelings of extreme terror and helplessness. About 20% of people who experience trauma will develop PTSD. It is as if the traumatic event gets locked in place, as if it is still happening....
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Line One: Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Inspire
Around 22 million Americans suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Treatment often involves a mask worn at night called a CPAP Machine. While it can be effective, it's often difficult for patients to tolerate the mask. Inspire is a new device that eliminates the need for a mask by implanting a…
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Line One: Testosterone and other hormones for men and women
HOST: Dr. Jillian Woodruff GUEST: Steve Goldring, R.Ph, known as “The Hormone Pharmacist”; licensed compounding pharmacist LINKS: www.simplehormones.com/alaska Steven Gorldring creates informational videos to explain some of the ways that hormones interact and how they can fluctuate throughout…
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Line One: Therapeutic foster care
HOST: Prentiss Pemberton GUESTS: Dan Bigly and Josh Geary, Denali Family Services LINKS: AK Child & Family Child Welfare Information Gateway CDC: Child abuse and neglect prevention strategies Long-Term Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect fact sheet PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or...
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Line One: Eating disorders
HOST: Prentiss Pemberton GUESTS: Beth Rose, Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance Dr. Laura Hill, Eating disorder specialist PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (10–11 a.m.). Send an email to [email protected] before, during or after…
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Line One: Pediatric endocrinology in Alaska
Children in Alaska can be affected by unique pediatric endocrine disorders like rickets, precocious or delayed puberty, short stature, thyroid dysfunction and pituitary gland disorders. Many of these have lifelong effects and can be difficult to identify. Some of these disorders are diagnosed at…
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Line One: Mental Health Mosaics -- Deepening conversations around suicide and mental health
Suicide has scarred families and communities across the state, but it is possible to heal. It’s also possible to talk about mental health in a way that prevents people from considering suicide in the first place. During the fourth and final installment of Out North’s Mental Health Mosaics, we go...
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Line One: Mental Health Mosaics - Houselessness and crisis response
Houselessness and mental health are often intimately entwined. During the third installment of Out North's Mental Health Mosaics, we learn about the intersections of these issues through the stories of two individuals. In the end, we’ll discuss how emergency response systems are evolving to…
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Line One: Mental Health Mosaics — Racism and mental health
Breaking the silence around mental health concerns can be hard. People feel judged and misunderstood. On the second installment of Out North’s Mental Health Mosaics, we hear from community members about the ways that bias and discrimination harm mental health. LISTEN: HOST: Anne Hillman…
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Line One: Mental Health Mosaics — Breaking the Silence
Breaking the silence around mental health concerns can be hard. People feel judged and misunderstood. On this a special presentation of Mental Health Mosaics, a production of Out North, we hear from Martha Binkley as she discusses living with a serious mental illness and M.C. MoHagani Magnetek...
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Line One: Hormone replacement therapy myths, facts, and the unknown
LISTEN: HOST: Dr. Jillian Woodruff GUESTS: Steve Goldring, licensed compounding pharmacist and virtual patient educator RESOURCES: • Dr. Steven Gorldring creates informational videos to explain some of the ways that hormones interact and how they can fluctuate throughout our lives:...
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Line One: Thyroid nodules and cancer
LISTEN: HOST: Dr. Justin Clark GUESTS: Dr. John Muffoletto, Board Certified General Surgeon RESOURCES: • muffolettoaksurgery.com • Mayo Clinic: Symptoms and causes of thyroid nodules • Mayo Clinic: Symptoms and causes of thyroid cancer PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752...
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Line One: When and how to seek psychiatric medication
LISTEN: HOST: Prentiss Pemberton GUESTS: Dr. Richard Holt, psychiatrist, Juneau Behavioral Health PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (10–11 a.m.). Send an email to [email protected] before, during or after the live broadcast...
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Line One: Accessibility and dimensions of elderly support
Listen: HOST: Dr. Jillian Woodruff GUESTS: Ken Youngberg, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker providing mobile mental health care in Soldotna Ade Akindipe, DNP, MBA, NP-C, Akins Mobile Health, a mobile health care provider and clinical consultant in Anchorage PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433...
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Line One: State program provides work experience for Alaska youth with disabilities
Work experience while in high school is one of the top predictors of employment success after high school for youth experiencing disabilities. The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation has a robust summer work program helping 200 disabled youths across 17 sites in Alaska. Advocates say this...
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Line One: Mental health resources in rural Alaska
Listen: HOST: Prentiss Pemberton GUESTS: John Solomon, director of Behavioral Health for Maniilaq Association LINKS/RESOURCES: Behavioral Health Resources — Maniilaq Association PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (10–11 a.m.). Send an...
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Line One: Aging in place and caregiver support
Listen: HOST: Dr. Jillian Woodruff GUESTS: Dr. Breanna James, Occupational Therapist, Authentic Living, LLC Dr. Emily Byl, Occupational Therapist and Owner, Well Haven Occupational Therapy LINKS/RESOURCES: https://www.well-haven.com/ https://www.authenticlivingot.com/ PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433...
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Line One: Being blind in Alaska
Many people believe that being blind means not being able to see at all. In reality, there are a range of vision issues that qualify a person for assistance. The Alaska Center For The Blind And Visually Impaired discusses the myths and misconceptions about blindness, what life in Alaska is like…
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Line One: Pediatric chronic pain
Listen: HOST: Dr. Justin Clark GUESTS: Wendy Gaultney, pediatric pain psychologist LINKS/RESOURCES: https://www.neuroversion.com https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/chronic-pain...
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Line One: Cults and indoctrination part 2
Listen: HOST: Prentiss Pemberton GUESTS: Dr. Janja Lalich, sociologist and cult expert LINKS/RESOURCES: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-cult-5078234 https://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/cults.html PARTICIPATE: Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast...
About this show
Hosts Dr. Justin Clark, Dr. Jillian Woodruff and Prentiss Pemberton discuss a variety of health-related topics during this live call-in show. Line One features local physicians and national subject experts from the fields of nutrition, childcare, surgery, and mental health issues.
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Alaska Public Media