
The Pulse Archive
Ensuring a full recovery: The right care in the wake of a concussion
N.J. doctor says complete rest for a week or more is the best policy, even if active teens get angry about it. The impact of sport ...
12 years ago
ListenEducating the next generation of health reporters
Young reporters test out their journalistic skills on a physical therapist and her service dog, Seamus. It’s never too ...
12 years ago
ListenWhy helmets are no magic bullet for preventing concussions
Do helmets really cut down on the risk of concussion? Recent research is not so encouraging. It’s ...
12 years ago
ListenHow do you determine the age of coral, the ‘trees of the ocean’?
Scientists invited us to Penn State’s basement aquarium to see their colorful collection of “corals in captivity.” ...
12 years ago
ListenShooting the breeze with Delaware’s ‘wind lady’
In this week’s ‘So, What Do You Do?’ segment, UD prof Cristina Archer talks about taking wind research to new heig ...
12 years ago
ListenOn the case of hospital-bill transparency: a 9th-grader from Haverford
On The Pulse, we’ve been exploring the strange world of medical billing. So has a local teen. A few weeks ago on The Pulse, ...
12 years ago
ListenIf the eyes see calorie counts on the menu, does the mouth eat less?
In Philadelphia, two different studies of calorie displays, getting two different answers. At fast-food places, no. At sit-down restauran ...
12 years ago
ListenWho killed the chemistry set? And an effort to reinvent it
A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit is seeking the next great science toy. Jennifer Landry is opening an “atomic energy” ...
12 years ago
ListenWhy is it so hard to get a man to a doctor’s appointment? Excuses range from not having the time, to not wanting to appear weak, to ...
Air Date: December 27, 2013
ListenWhy men won’t go to the doctor, and how women coax them
It’s a perpetual battleground in the war between the sexes. Elisabeth Perez-Luna brings back dispatches from the frontlines. ...
12 years ago
Listen 10:13Detecting neutrinos at the South Pole with UD physicist Tom Gaisser
In our regular segment “So, What Do You Do” physicist Tom Gaisser tells us about searching for neutrinos at the bottom of the ...
12 years ago
ListenHow one group aims to put solar panels on 20 local schools
A local company is working on a plan to put solar arrays on the rooftops of 2 ...
12 years ago
Listen‘I’m the same guy’ – severe brain injury, the long road back and the science that made it possible
One night, Brian Hickey hopped on a train to meet friends at a bar. It turned into a five-year journey to the edge of death and back. ...
12 years ago
ListenThe Obamacare rollout (continued): Even the savvy need a little help
The website is working much better, but most Americans need guidance to sift through the many coverage choices. The race was on th ...
12 years ago
ListenThe woman behind Delaware’s changing Medicare law
How one woman played a key role in changing Delaware law to offer supplemental Medigap premiums to people with disabilities under the age ...
12 years ago
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