The Pulse Episode Archive
Air Date: October 15, 2021
Listen 49:43Finding Hope in an Experimental Treatment
Air Date: October 8, 2021
Listen 49:46A stem cell treatment for MS offers some patients hope. But is it hope that will last?
After more than 15 years of multiple sclerosis, a patient travels to Mexico for a risky, experimental treatment called HSCT, against her doctor's advice.
3 years ago
Listen 49:46What Will It Take to Diversify Medicine?
Air Date: October 1, 2021
Listen 50:58Watch ‘In Du Bois’ Footsteps: The Health of our Cities, Then & Now’
WHYY & The Pulse hosted a conversation about the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois' ground-breaking book,"The Philadelphia Negro" and the path towards more equitable cities.
3 years ago
Air Date: September 24, 2021
Listen 48:52Criminology Under the Microscope
Air Date: September 17, 2021
Listen 49:00Air Date: September 10, 2021
Listen 1:00:48In New York 20 years on, O’Hara’s honors 9/11 and first responders
Owner Mike Keane was at the bar the day the towers came down just two blocks away. He works to keep the memory alive.
3 years ago
Listen 06:42Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism.
3 years ago
Listen 08:53Air Date: September 3, 2021
Listen 47:24Will remote work become more of a long-term option for workers with disabilities?
Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.
3 years ago
Listen 11:29The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health
3 years ago
Air Date: August 27, 2021
Listen 49:33The Pulse Presents: Half Vaxxed — The Rise and Fall of Philly Fighting COVID
The first episode looks at the promise of the nimble, young startup that pledged to vaccinate Philadelphia.
Air Date: August 25, 2021
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