
The Pulse Archive
Philly-area firm leads the hospital-bill fight vs. the $500 Tylenol
Medical bills are expensive and really hard to understand. The Pulse talks with a few people who are trying to change the way it’s ...
11 years ago
ListenThe Obamacare rollout: Scenes from a very bumpy ride
The Pulse’s Elana Gordon sat next to some local folks as they tried to sign up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov. It wasn ...
11 years ago
ListenNew York doctor opens up about fear, self-doubt and shame
Doctors usually ask us how we feel – but New York physician Danielle Ofri says how and what doctors feel can be the elepha ...
11 years ago
ListenLost in space: Is it possible to reprogram your spatial intelligence?
If you hate reading maps or have trouble judging how much will fit in a suitcase, science writer Faye Flam feels your pain. ...
11 years ago
ListenRomancing the stone: A tale of unbearable pain, a stern wife and Coca Cola
In this week’s edition of Patient Files, we take a look at pain, recovery, remorse and a heavy dose of “I told you so.” ...
11 years ago
ListenHi, I’m Maiken Scott, host of WHYY’s The Pulse. You can sign up for our newsletter by clicking the headline above. And l ...
11 years ago
Pain in the Neck: Old-school health communication
Interacting with the health-care system can be pretty annoying. Long waits, endless tests, big bills – these things can rattle your ...
12 years ago
ListenThe Pulse pilot – December 14, 2012
In this followup pilot episode of The Pulse, we take a look at trials – clinical trials, personal trials, trying too hard, and tryi ...
12 years ago
ListenThe Pulse pilot – December 14, 2012
In this followup pilot episode of The Pulse, we take a look at trials – clinical trials, personal trials, trying too hard, and tryi ...
12 years ago
ListenHow residency changes have affected health care
Residency has been described as the ultimate, the final trial in medical training. Ask older docs to recall their residency training, and ...
12 years ago
ListenIn clinical trials, the fate of Jesse Gelsinger echoes still
In the 1990s, a new treatment was getting a lot of hype as a “cure-all” for devastating diseases: Human gene therapy. ...
12 years ago
Listen7 questions to ask while reading health research
Problems with how researchers measure statistical significance are just one potential roadblock in producing good research. Many others a ...
12 years ago
So … what do you do? Conversations in a brainy region
The Delaware Valley is an international leader in health, science and innovation. Living in such a brain-rich region, it’s not that ...
12 years ago
ListenHome remedy: Doctor’s office in Camden high rise is an ER alternative
Residents of one Camden, N.J., high-rise — Northgate II — now have a new health-care option, a doctor’s office in the ground fl ...
12 years ago
ListenHow the Navy Yard went high-tech
At the very bottom of Broad Street is an island the size of Center City. In its day, huge Navy ships were built there and re ...
12 years ago
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