The Pulse Archive
Penn Vet Working Dog Center to graduate its first Diabetic Alert Dog, Bretagne
We shadow Bretagne on a training run through the city with her new owner, Wayne Mowry. It’s a summer day in Philadelph ...
10 years ago
ListenAvoiding diabetes discrimination and stigma at work
Managing diabetes takes time and effort. So, how do you do that.. at work? We all know someone with diabetes. The count has soared ...
10 years ago
ListenPa.-based company in the running for $25 million environmental prize
A Pennsylvania company is in the running for one of the biggest environmental prizes ever — with $25 million going to the winner. ...
10 years ago
ListenWe all hate discussing death…even doctors avoid it, focusing instead on treatment option after treatment option. Because of this, m ...
Air Date: June 27, 2014
ListenOperator? N.J. business, insurers take on end-of-life discussions with patients by phone
Imagine you’re at home. You have cancer. You just had another round of chemo, and the phone rings. Imagine you’re at h ...
10 years ago
ListenScience explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
10 years ago
Listen 6:28“Proof” author Adam Rogers explains our relationship with booze. It’s always happy hour somewhere, and in his re ...
10 years ago
ListenScientist who made HIV testing day possible recalls big find
This week marks international HIV testing day with testing-related activities going on all over the region. This wee ...
10 years ago
ListenDo 3D mammograms detect more invasive cancers?
New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association compares standard 2D mammography to 3D mammography. Two ...
10 years ago
Listen‘Gaming’ death: how to make end-of-life planning less heavy
A Philadelphia design firm is using a card game to spark difficult conversations about death that don’t lose focus on living. ...
10 years ago
ListenBeetles aid Drexel researcher in monitoring stream health
Environmental scientists are looking for help locating the Elaphrus beetle, a type of ‘indicator speci ...
10 years ago
ListenWhat does the perfect cup of coffee sound like?
Tiny popping sounds are a roaster’s secret road map. Do you have a Pavlovian response to the sound of coffee beans being gro ...
10 years ago
ListenCan data help with suicide prevention?
Close to 40,000 Americans commit suicide every year, and that rate has been rising in the past decade, with an especially sharp increase ...
11 years ago
Millions of people suffer from toenail fungus. It’s disgusting, embarrassing, and nearly impossible to get rid of without the help ...
Air Date: June 20, 2014
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