The Pulse Archive

When you consider the sizeable challenges faced by Camden, N.J.—poverty, drugs, and “white flight”—it may seem hard to be ...

Researcher Erik Cordes talks about coral reefs and sharks via two-way radio at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.  A couple we ...

Two Jefferson University Hospital doctors are offering fellow physicians a different way to learn – and their approach was inspired ...

How do Broadway singers belt out eight shows per week and keep their voices healthy? I’m sitting backstage with the Broadway ...

Each week, a group of fathers meet at the West Philadelphia YMCA to work on their parenting skills.  From self-esteem to beha ...

The Scientist‘s Kerry Grens explains new research on young blood in mice, whit ...

Dr. Kanani Titchen, this year’s award recipient, tells us about her research in child sex trafficking.  Resident physic ...

What do we mean when we say that a patient is “brain dead”? Surprisingly few medical students can answer that question, so a ...

A science non-profit’s new iPad app has created a small dose of international mystery. The Chemical Heritage Foundation want ...

When physicians declare a patient as dead, what exactly do they mean? “Hi Mr. Smith, I’m Dr. Goldberg, I’m the t ...

In 2014 so far, 129 Americans have fallen ill with measles, and many public health officials are pointing their fingers at parents.  ...

Local honey has been gaining traction among allergy sufferers around the region, but evidence on its effectiveness is hard to find.  ...

Alumnae from the Mercy-Douglass School of Nursing returned to Philadelphia recently to remember their time together in the 1940s and 50s. ...

Why are “pumping parties,” or underground silicone-injection parties, cropping up across the country, and what are the health ...

When we think about women drinking too much, many of us conjure mental images of Girls Gone Wild, college parties, and Hollywood starlets ...