The Pulse Archive
This week in science: Young mouse blood, white nose syndrome and penguin flu
The Scientist‘s Kerry Grens explains new research on young blood in mice, whit
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Jefferson Hospital pediatrics resident wins 2014 Medelita H.E.R.O. award
Dr. Kanani Titchen, this year’s award recipient, tells us about her research in child sex trafficking.
Resident physic
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What do we mean when we say that a patient is “brain dead”? Surprisingly few medical students can answer that question, so a
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Air Date: May 2, 2014
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A digital comeback for an old-fashioned science toy — just not here
A science non-profit’s new iPad app has created a small dose of international mystery.
The Chemical Heritage Foundation want
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How doctors talk about brain death
When physicians declare a patient as dead, what exactly do they mean?
“Hi Mr. Smith, I’m Dr. Goldberg, I’m the t
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Let’s put a stop to parents opting out of vaccinations for their kids
In 2014 so far, 129 Americans have fallen ill with measles, and many public health officials are pointing their fingers at parents.
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Allergy sufferers flock to local honey, but does it work?
Local honey has been gaining traction among allergy sufferers around the region, but evidence on its effectiveness is hard to find.
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Paying tribute to the women who helped integrate Pennsylvania’s health care system
Alumnae from the Mercy-Douglass School of Nursing returned to Philadelphia recently to remember their time together in the 1940s and 50s.
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Philadelphia ‘pumping party’ trial to begin next week
Why are “pumping parties,” or underground silicone-injection parties, cropping up across the country, and what are the health
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When we think about women drinking too much, many of us conjure mental images of Girls Gone Wild, college parties, and Hollywood starlets
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Air Date: April 25, 2014
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An intimate look at the modern female alcoholic
Ann Dowsett Johnston shares her personal experience with alcoholism in her book “Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alc
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Why alcohol marketing targeting women has public health researchers concerned
The liquor cabinet in David Jernigan’s office is fully stocked—mostly with flavored, fruity, carbonated and pink-labeled–ad
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Bedside manner 101 for Drexel med students
Med students learn biology, chemistry, and physiology, but what about bedside manner? In a modern medical education, there are exams for
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From near extinction to internet sensation: the remarkable comeback of Pennsylvania’s bald eagles
A look at the budding bald eagle obsession in Pennsylvania.
For decades, Pennsylvania’s bald eagles and those around the co
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Dealing with mom’s baggage after decades of hoarding
One woman shares her story of cleaning up years’ worth of newspaper clippings, cassette tapes and other memories from her mother
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