The Pulse Archive
Do high-deductible plans lead to better health care?
Congressman Tom Price, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, faced his first ...
10 years ago
ListenSuspicions in the ER: a consequence of the opioid epidemic
Efforts to curb narcotics abuse are backfiring for sickle cell patients who are already undertreated for pain. When Tanjila Bolden ...
10 years ago
ListenGhost forests signal what’s to come due to accelerating sea level rise
On an unseasonably warm December day, in a pristine corner of Southern New Jersey, near Egg Harbor City, Rutgers professor Ken Able prepa ...
10 years ago
ListenSometimes the signs of things to come are right before our eyes, but the question is: do we notice them? And if so, how do we interpret t ...
Air Date: January 5, 2017
ListenWild bees are trading in rural life for the big city
Powerhouse pollinators are finding urban places to nest and forage. Biologist Gerardo Camilo and his team are collecting wild bees ...
10 years ago
ListenAfter paralysis, one man can feel again through robotic arm
Scientists are sending signals from the brain to prosthetic limbs—and back to the brain. In 2004, Nathan Copeland, who was ...
10 years ago
ListenWith an exciting year in the world of health and science winding down, we’re listening back to some of our favorite moments from ou ...
Air Date: December 22, 2016
ListenHow one woman took an unexpected turn from singing to science
Emily Stewart grew up with what she calls an unreasonable obsession with “West Side Story” and a love of singing. She a ...
10 years ago
ListenThe Pulse team’s favorite stories of 2016
With an exciting year in the world of health and science winding down, we’re listening back to some of our favorite moments from ou ...
10 years ago
Providing comfort took this doctor out of his comfort zone
It was a long, hard winter evening in the emergency department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where Dr. Stephen Ludwig ...
10 years ago
ListenHealthcare’s case for recruiting more men in nursing
Men are a growing minority in the nursing profession. They make up about 10 percent of registered nurses in the United States. Reg ...
10 years ago
ListenThe mouth is the window to the soul. It’s prime real estate in your body, and every biological system that you have puts up a flags ...
Air Date: December 9, 2016
ListenMy dad hasn’t had anything to eat or drink in two years
When I ask him what the last meal he ate was, he hesitates, trying to remember: “I love chicken, maybe it was chicken? I don’ ...
10 years ago
ListenParents face dilemma with tongue-tied babies: to snip or not to snip
Is a procedure aimed at fixing breastfeeding complications a medical necessity, or trendy diagnosis? Ear, nose and throat surgeon ...
10 years ago
ListenDentists reassess their role amid growing opioid crisis
Firsts can be life changing. Think about your first kiss. Your first time behind the wheel of a car. But what about the first time y ...
10 years ago
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