The Pulse Archive

Close to 40,000 Americans commit suicide every year, and that rate has been rising in the past decade, with an especially sharp increase ...

Millions of people suffer from toenail fungus. It’s disgusting, embarrassing, and nearly impossible to get rid of without the help ...

A new report from the New England Center for Investigative Reporting suggests that many labs offering Lyme tests haven’t proved tha ...

Hospitals around the country are struggling with a shortage of one of their most relied upon fluids. Reid Kennedy walks through th ...

Philly health officials want you to cut the salt—most of us anyway. The city’s new sodium-reduction ...

South Philly’s Ibrahim Bakri’s biology class works to determine how household food items affect fruit fly cell proliferation. ...

It’s sandal weather, the pool and beach beckon — and that means naked, exposed toes. That thought fills millions of Americans wit ...

Two retirees from the Pennsylvania Department of Health say its employees were silenced on the issue of Marcellus Shale drilling. ...

How do you get people to be healthier—more active? Why take the stairs when there’s an elevator? Why walk to work when you can dr ...

Should vocal fry be put on hold in an interview setting?   Vocal fry. It’s a common speech pattern that’s be ...

Despite growing numbers of people with diabetes, experts see hopeful signs ahead.  Scary new diabetes numbers from the ...

Polyphasic sleep patterns like the “Uberman” promise to return your nights to you, but do you really want them back? F ...

Some families hit the jackpot when it comes to smarts and success – but how about the resumes of these three sisters?  ...

Cheryl Solomon chokes up when asked about her breast cancer treatment.  “I’ve had 35 chemo treatments to date, ...

How one man uses technology as a tool to capture important memories. Twenty-nine year old Thomas Dixon has had a cell phone since ...