
The Pulse Archive
What 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
ListenWaiting for sex: A 12-month experiment in abstinence
Would you voluntarily give up sex for a full year? One woman did and decided to share her story with The Pulse. Waiting can ...
11 years ago
ListenWhere do you get your weather forecasts? TV news channels? Maybe you use the web? Or the local paper? The Farmers Almanac? No matte ...
Air Date: March 7, 2014
ListenThe science of forecasting wintry weather
Everybody loves talking about the weather. But how do we know what numbers to fret about in the first place? Remember ...
11 years ago
ListenWhy are no two snowflakes the same?
An end-of-winter reminder on the science and wonder of snowflakes. Dirty snowdrifts and hard-packed piles can make it hard to appr ...
11 years ago
ListenHow Walgreens is predicting your cold and flu spending patterns
Using algorithms to predict when each cold and flu season will hit and what medicines customers will buy. It’s a ...
11 years ago
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