The Pulse Archive
A decade after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, much of the physical damage the storm caused has been repaired—neighborhoods an ...
Air Date: August 21, 2015
ListenThe real reason why women are cold in the workplace
Regular Pulse contributor Bethany Brookshire breaks down what we should really be paying attention to in the AC study that got all the re ...
10 years ago
ListenManaging multiple sclerosis through a relationship of trust and lots of negotiations
What a lot of us really want from our physicians is care – care that goes beyond managing illness or symptoms. Maureen OR ...
10 years ago
ListenShould gender reassignment surgery be preceded by a waiting period?
Many surgeons require people who want to undergo gender reassignment surgery to live through a waiting period and to bring documentation ...
10 years ago
ListenIn the wake of devastation, regaining normalcy can be deeply healing
Hurricane Katrina and other devastating traumatic events have taught experts that getting back to life as usual can be powerful medicine ...
10 years ago
ListenWhy some pediatricians are replacing lollipops with hugs and praise
Can candy be good medicine at the doctor’s office? When a child visits the pediatrician these days, she often comes home wit ...
10 years ago
Listen10 years after Katrina, addressing the mental trauma that lingers
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina struck, much of the physical damage the storm caused in New Orleans has been repaired. But a deepe ...
10 years ago
ListenA 3D printer that squirts out the building blocks of life
BioBots, a Philly biotech startup, gears up for growth. Complete with big windows, a high-rise view and shiny lab space, the ...
10 years ago
ListenGender reassignment surgery bans being lifted, but many barriers remain
For those seeking gender reassignment surgeries, long stigmatized and rarely covered by insurance, many challenges remain. A ...
10 years ago
ListenYou open a medical bill, thinking ‘okay, how bad can it be?’ Sometimes it’s bad, very bad. Elana Gordon brings us a sto ...
Air Date: August 14, 2015
ListenShould we be paying organ donors?
The idea could shorten waitlists, but violates a long-held taboo. After a routine check-up in August 2004, Sal ...
10 years ago
ListenWhy blood and needles make some people faint
Fainting at the sight of a needle or blood is so common that Sharon Burke, a registered emergency nurse at Thomas Jefferson University Ho ...
10 years ago
ListenNew Google company, Alphabet, opens doors to more healthcare ventures
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin recently wrote “We did a lot of crazy things that seemed crazy at the time. Many of thos ...
10 years ago
ListenBanging galaxies together via simulation is part of the job description
Imagine looking at amazing space simulations all day long, on a massive computer. Stars exploding, galaxies forming, crashing together. A ...
10 years ago
ListenIf sitting is the enemy, are standing desks proving to be the answer?
We’ve all heard how sitting is poison. Recent research has linked it with heart problems, diabetes and even increased cancer ...
10 years ago
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