The Pulse Archive

Now that the clock has wound down for health care enrollment through the Affordable Care Act this year, The Pulse thought it a prime time ...

The number of digital health applications is exploding, but who’s keeping tabs on the safety and effectiveness of all the options?< ...

The streets are lurking with a dangerous science experiment that’s been brewing underground for months. Potholes are a worst ...

Microbes. Most of us are generally aware that these micro-organisms are all around us, but only the malevolent kind seem to make it into ...

The Scientist’s Kerry Grens updates us on a discovery on Saturn’s moon, new research correlating stress with telomere length ...

In this week’s Patient Files, epilepsy advocate Dan Dougherty talks about the need for a light heart when dealing with a heavy diag ...

Instant communication with your doctor sounds convenient, but could it be destructive to practicing good medicine? Some boutique m ...

We all want our doctors to be sharp as a tack, laser accurate, and confident enough to trust themselves with our lives. But we also want ...

A medical student learns about chronic health issues through the lens of a patient in an 18-month intensive course requirement at the Uni ...

Have you been the target of whistles and catcalls by strangers on the street?  You’ll want to hear how these artists and activ ...

Professor Simon Levin, explains his work aimed at understanding and, hopefully, preserving delicate environment. What does math ha ...

A Pennsylvania doctor is turning medical trash into life-saving gold. It’s not every day that I discuss the best way to evad ...

What do patients want from physicians? Skills? A laser-sharp brain? A steady hand? Sure. But – they want something else, too.  ...

Pulse contributor Bethany Brookshire shares the latest findings on bat calls and milk production among naked mole rats.    ...

 Allow us to reintroduce ourselves… This week on The Pulse, we r ...