
The Pulse Archive
Two decades after the release of the Oscar-winning movie “Philadelphia,” we take a look back at the film’s legacy, its ...
Air Date: December 20, 2013
ListenBy the numbers: HIV/AIDS stigma changing, but infection still spreads
Much headway has been made in HIV treatment, with far fewer AIDS deaths today than 20 years ago, when the film “Philadelphia” ...
12 years ago
Two decades ago, Tom Hanks and ‘Philadelphia’ prompted changing attitudes toward HIV-AIDS
An in-depth look at the making of the film, its impact, and the distance traveled in fighting HIV and AIDS. Twenty years ago this ...
12 years ago
Listen 23:35Are the health benefits of a gluten-free diet fact or fad?
Dr. Stephanie Moleski, a gasteroenterologist at Jefferson Hospital, gives her take on gluten sensitivity. As a gasteroentero ...
12 years ago
ListenGoing gluten-free is bad enough; try explaining it to your Italian grandma
In this Patient File, Valerie DiMambro talks about the year she got divorced, found bed bugs and got diagnosed with celiac disease. ...
12 years ago
ListenWhat’s eating our evergreen trees?
Local evergreens have a tiny enemy in the wild, and researchers are enlisting citizen scientists to battle the bugs. The balsam fi ...
12 years ago
ListenHow to see through sound with Philadelphia’s Austin Seraphin
A look at echolocation and how some people in the blind community are navigating through life on sounds alone. ...
12 years ago
ListenHow did birth move from the home to the hospital, and back again?
Margaret Marsh, professor of history at Rutgers University takes us through the timeline of home birth. ...
12 years ago
Listen‘Fine’ is a matter of definition. Do surgeons downplay recovery times?
“How long until I feel normal again?” In this week’s “Pain in the Neck” segment, we attempt to interpret do ...
12 years ago
ListenOn The Pulse this week, we take a look at a new law in the state of Delaware that calls for stiffer penalties for non-nurse midwives ...
Air Date: December 13, 2013
ListenChester County sustainable mushroom farm takes a dirt-free approach to mycology
Instead of strolling through pastures, let’s go down into the basement — a very spotless and sterile basement — to tour Woodlan ...
12 years ago
ListenLettuce, the new secret weapon for making vaccines cheaper in the developing world?
One scientist’s quest to make vaccines and other medications more available in developing countries leads him to turn over an unlik ...
12 years ago
ListenThis week in science: Dyslexia, Mars & Alzheimer’s
The Scientist’s Kerry Grens tells us about new dyslexia findings, a lake found on Mars and a possible link between lead exposure an ...
12 years ago
ListenThe MRI is a source of anxiety — and musical inspiration
It’s claustrophobic; it’s noisy. Having an MRI causes some folks anxiety. But many have found ways to cope with the test thro ...
12 years ago
ListenThis week on The Pulse, we look into why medical bills are so expensive and hard to understand. We also hear one man’s excr ...
Air Date: December 6, 2013
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