The Pulse Archive

In 2002, when a giant study ended, lots of women threw their estrogen pills in the trash. In her late 50s, Barbara Paulsen reexamines the latest evidence for herself.

It’s been a year since Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, destroying lives and reducing many communities to rubble. The storm a ...

In Puerto Rico, a group of farmers help each other rebuild and prepare for the coming hurricane season.

More than half of the island's beaches are losing sand. That's a problem when most of the population lives along the coast.

As hurricane winds swept across Puerto Rico, journalist Syra Ortiz-Blanes watched from Philadelphia, unsure if her family back home was safe.

One of the most complicated pieces of technology — the power grid — is no match for the forest.

School is a place where kids learn about health — everything from nutrition to avoiding STDs. But increasingly, schools across the coun ...

In the face of ringworm, scabies — even lice — keeping kids in class is a priority.

School vaccination laws took a long time to take root. Today, every state has one. Here’s how that happened.

The LGBTQ and #MeToo movements are shifting our cultural attitudes. Is what we teach in the classroom shifting, too?

For Adesola Ogunleye, it took more than 20 years to understand the roots of her anxiety

From panic disorders to social phobia, anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the United States. What toll does anxiety ta ...

Our bodies are programmed to go on alert in the face of danger. But what happens when that reflex goes haywire?

Adaptive surfing gives people a sense of freedom.

When video gamers get tendinopathy or wrist pain, Caitlin McGee has a recovery and plan — and suggestions for better ergonomic play.