
The Pulse Archive
When your job includes experimenting on animals
Neuroscientist Ashley Juavinett says, “we have medicine and amazing treatments because of all the animal research we’ve done.”
7 years ago
Listen 4:39On this week’s show, we talk with people taking their health and wellness into their own hands — with varying results.
Air Date: June 1, 2018
Listen 48:12Fears and evidence clash in the battle over kratom
The government is reviewing the status of an herbal supplement touted to ease opioid addiction.
7 years ago
Listen 9:58Home-cooked meals and sisterhood — an antidote for Hurricane Maria blues
Still reeling after lasts year’s storm season, women in the town of Mariana, Puerto Rico, spend time together and prepare meals for others to ease depression.
7 years ago
Listen 5:20To better counsel patients, doctors try handling firearms themselves
Emergency medicine doctor Emmy Betz wanted to get more comfortable with guns. Pistol instructor and family physician Michael Victoroff had a proposal for her.
7 years ago
Listen 12:55After years of domestic violence, a gun changed everything
Renee Norris Jones was in an abusive relationship for seven years.
7 years ago
Listen 7:48That time a Second Amendment advocate agreed to sell a ‘smart gun’
Gun-shop owner Andy Raymond thought personalized firearms might get new people interested in guns. Instead, he attracted anger and was cast as an anti-gun gun dealer.
7 years ago
Listen 4:50A girl, her gun — and a turkey, maybe?
On the eve of her first hunt, a 9-year-old talks turkey: how to hold a steady shot — and what she likes best about hunting so far. Spoiler alert: It’s time with dad.
7 years ago
Listen 4:38We like to romanticize farming – but the truth is that it’s tough, complicated, sometimes dangerous work. Technology has made som ...
Air Date: May 18, 2018
Listen 48:53Staying mobile to keep farming
As American farmers grow older, many more people may experience mobility issues — and need the adaptive technology disabled farmer Dennis Hunsberger uses.
7 years ago
Listen 3:31Hemp’s looking for a Hail Mary (Jane)
Marijuana’s sober cousin, hemp, may soon become legal again. Scientists and industrialists are figuring out what to do with the super-weed.
7 years ago
Listen 7:42Giving birth. Giving support and feeling a fierce love. Being there. Being exhausted. It’s all part of being a mom. To mark Mother& ...
Air Date: May 11, 2018
Listen 49:42Few violent episodes triggered by mental illness
So why do we still expect the mental health system to decide who’s dangerous?
7 years ago
Listen 8:31When it comes to scientific knowledge, we’re selective about who and what we believe. But, how do we get to a place of knowing? We hear ...
Air Date: May 4, 2018
Listen 49:27Burn pits: A sick veteran waits for science to confirm his suspicions
In his last days in Iraq, Army Specialist Thomas Fitzinger’s job was to burn mounds of garbage. He says he inhaled soot and smoke, and that today his lungs are damaged.
7 years ago
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