
The Pulse Archive
Students with special needs gain job skill training at Einstein Medical Center
Finding a job is a major challenge for many people with special needs, but a Philadelphia program is hoping to give them a leg up on the ...
11 years ago
ListenThe overdose ‘antidote’: how Narcan works
Nalaxone or Narcan is one powerful drug, with powerful, immediate effects. So how does this lifesaving drug actually work? It come ...
11 years ago
Listen 3:50The implications and reality of elevating animal rights
Penn professor James Serpell explains the complicated conundrum of granting “non-human personhood” to animals. T ...
11 years ago
ListenLiving with Tourette Syndrome, and staying one step ahead of a tic attack
Sixteen-year-old Adam Fishbein explains what Tourette Syndrome is – and perhaps more importantly, what it is not. Ameri ...
11 years ago
ListenEquipping police with a life-saving drug
Overdose deaths from heroin have been rising all over the country, but some police officers now have a tool that could help prevent those ...
11 years ago
ListenOrphan disease fundraising finds a home at Penn’s Million Dollar Bike Ride
Hundreds of cyclists recently helped raise $1.4 million dollars to fund rare disease research. There’s a good chance t ...
11 years ago
ListenPenn 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 ...
11 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 ...
11 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. ...
11 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 ...
11 years ago
ListenScience explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
11 years ago
Listen 6:28“Proof” author Adam Rogers explains our relationship with booze. It’s always happy hour somewhere, and in his re ...
11 years ago
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