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Science

Designing Safer Streets

In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper c ...

Air Date: October 14, 2022

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A vehicles drives past a pothole in Philadelphia on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. Since Dec. 1, 2013, PennDOT workers have applied more than 2,000 tons of patching material in the five counties around the city, according to spokesman Gene Blaum. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Urban Planning
What causes potholes — and why are there so many of them?

Getting to the bottom of Philadelphia’s potholes

What causes potholes — and why are there so many of them?

3 years ago

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Health

The Battle Over Autism Therapy ABA

When Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) first emerged on the national stage, it was hailed as a ray of hope. It was an intensive, interactiv ...

Air Date: October 7, 2022

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Burprenorphine has been FDA approved to help reduce withdrawal sickness and overdose rates among people with Opioid Use Disorder. It's frequently used as part of a harm-reduction strategy called
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Health

Solving the Opioid Epidemic

A smile, clean socks, a sandwich, a wound care kit, a heartfelt “how are you feeling today?” All of these things can be part of a pub ...

Air Date: September 30, 2022

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An outreach worker gets information from a woman living in a tent under the Emerald Street railroad overpass. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Health

Doing more good than harm: Conflicting feelings on the frontlines of harm reduction

Doing harm reduction work can feel like walking a tight line between helping and enabling.

4 years ago

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Health

The Evolution of Plastic Surgery

During World War I, thousands of soldiers suffered catastrophic facial injuries. If these soldiers survived their injuries, they were oft ...

Air Date: September 23, 2022

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Adult Humpback Whale breaching of the Coast of Cabo San Lucas on 15 February 2009.
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Science

A Journey into the Minds of Whales

Tom Mustill was sure he was going to die — that was the last thing he thought as he watched a humpback whale arc majestically out of th ...

Air Date: September 16, 2022

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orangutang in Close-up Photography
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Science

The Fight Against Extinction

Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...

Air Date: September 9, 2022

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Health

Fighting Burnout

The pandemic hasn’t just changed how we live — it’s changed how we work, and how we feel about our jobs. One of the major r ...

Air Date: September 2, 2022

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Anthony Carbajal, who is battling ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) throws out the ceremonial first pitch with the help of a pitching machine prior to a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Health

From Power Wheelchairs to Prosthetic Hands — the Gear That’s Changing Lives

It was a summer day in 2012 when Bob Richey’s life was changed forever. He was a new college grad, having fun with friends at the beach ...

Air Date: August 26, 2022

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Ed Nathan pulls up the liner, socks he uses to protect his leg from rubbing, and the compression sleeve of his prosthetic limb. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Health

Amputees rely on clinics to fit them with prostheses. What happens when a manufacturer owns the clinic?

For the first time, prosthetics manufacturers in the U.S. also own clinics that can recommend their products to patients.

4 years ago

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Chris Donges was diagnosed with heart failure in 2018—and when his health dramatically declined, he opted to use a new life saving medical device to help his heart pump blood. (Courtesy of Donges)
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Health

‘No pulse, no problem’: Learning to live with a life-saving device

When Chris Donges was diagnosed with heart failure in 2018, he was given two options: Wait for a heart transplant or implant a medical device onto his heart.

4 years ago

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Johnny Whetzel says goodbye to his two University of Virginia Hospital nurses, Beverly Archer, center, and Peggy Moore, right, who cared for him during five months of treatment for polio in Charlottesville, Virginia (AP Photo)
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Health

How one doctor’s risky experiment paved the way for modern intensive care

Some anesthesiologists and intensive care physicians mark August 27 as Bjørn Ibsen Day — honoring the lives he saved during a polio outbreak 70 years ago.

4 years ago

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Parents Know Best — or Do They?

Learning how to be a parent can feel overwhelming, and advice is everywhere. There are the things you’re learning from other parents, t ...

Air Date: August 19, 2022

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The Pulse Presents: Serum

Serum follows the life and work of Dr. Gary Davis, a Black physician from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was working on a treatment for AIDS in the ...

Air Date: August 17, 2022

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