
The Pulse Archive
A robot’s emerging role in rehab
Dr. Michelle Johnson takes us inside her rehabilitation and robotics lab at Penn Medicine to show us how robots can assist stroke victims ...
11 years ago
ListenDocumenting climate change through art
Artist and photographer Diane Burko uses art to depict what scientists struggle to explain about climate change. Artist and ...
11 years ago
ListenHow to get involved in citizen science this spring
If you’re interested in counting critters, measuring rain and seeking out cherry blossoms, these projects are for you. As ev ...
11 years ago
ListenOutreach groups ‘hit the pavement’ as health insurance deadline nears
With the March 31 enrollment deadline approaching, government leaders and health advocates are pulling out all sorts of tricks to get the ...
11 years ago
ListenThis week in science: Big Bang breakthrough, ancient moss and heart tissue that beats
The Scientist’s Kerry Grens updates us on big news from the cosmology field and explains new efforts to create tissue that mimics t ...
11 years ago
ListenWhat can our genes tell us about our health risks? This week on The Pulse, we take a look at the prospects and possibilities of pre ...
Air Date: March 20, 2014
ListenWhat to know about organ transplants in the Philadelphia region
The Pulse’s Maiken Scott and Taunya English discuss lingering myths surrounding the organ transplant system—and some possible fix ...
11 years ago
ListenWaiting for a kidney and ‘freedom’ from the dialysis chair
Imagine waiting seven years for a call that could promise new life. About 6,000 people in the Philadelphia tri-state area ar ...
11 years ago
ListenOn today’s show… we wait. We’ll wait at doctor’s offices, we’ll sit with patients who are waiting for organ ...
Air Date: March 14, 2014
ListenWhat makes a well-designed waiting room?
A former designer of waiting rooms for hospitals and medical offices shares the secret to a good waiting room. Natural light ...
11 years ago
ListenTrenton clinics abandon long-term schedule to try to reduce wait times
The concept is called advanced access, and it encourages providers to get rid of the backlog by doing away with long-term scheduling book ...
11 years ago
ListenThe art of triage — one emergency room’s approach
A look at the systems one medical emergency department uses to keep from getting bogged down. Einstein Medical Center’s Nort ...
11 years ago
ListenThe other side of the waiting room door
Dr. Gearhart of Penn Ob/Gyn and Midwifery walks us through the complicated shuffle of his daily appointment routine. Wait ti ...
11 years ago
ListenThe algorithms and strategies behind minimizing your elevator wait time
Theresa Christy, a mathematician and Otis Elevator Research Fellow, explains the science behind your elevator experience. So ...
11 years ago
ListenVillanova scientists predict oil sands’ impact on peat, climate change
Scientists study the impact of pollution on peat for clues about the future of Earth’s climate. You may be familiar with pea ...
11 years ago
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