Health
Few violent episodes triggered by mental illness
So why do we still expect the mental health system to decide who’s dangerous?
8 years ago
Listen 8:31Burn 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.
8 years ago
Listen 11:33Making movies animates long-term Children’s Hospital patients
Drexel University students are teaming up with young patients at CHOP to create animated films.
8 years ago
Listen 2:02Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...
Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 36:03Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...
8 years ago
Are we prepared for a killer flu epidemic?
Humanity's ability to stop a flu pandemic has changed little in the past century.
8 years ago
Benzodiazepines: America’s ‘other prescription drug problem’
The problem with benzos, as they're also known, is that they're highly addictive medications, both physically and psychologically.
8 years ago
Diabetes costs more healthcare dollars than any other disease in the United States. But beyond the huge financial price tag — diabetes ...
Air Date: April 27, 2018
Listen 48:55Center City’s first pot dispensary set to open this fall
Until now, any operating dispensaries have been in the suburbs.
8 years ago
How diabetes has shaped my life — two perspectives
Catherine Price has Type 1 diabetes; Keysha Brooker has Type 2. As part of The Pulse’s “The Cost of Diabetes” episode, we invited them to our studio to meet.
8 years ago
Listen 7:00DNA, diabetes and family destiny
Diabetes runs is Kristen Cabrera’s family. Her dad, plus seven aunts and uncles have the illness. She gathered them at home in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to talk about it.
8 years ago
Listen 6:33Bucks recovery houses striving to be better neighbors
At community outreach in Bristol Township, recovery home residents invite residents to hear how the homes work — and how important they are to those fighting addictions.
8 years ago
Listen 2:144 new exemptions to the tax penalty for lacking health insurance
The penalty for not having health insurance in 2018 is the greater of $695 or 2.5 percent of household income.
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