The Pulse Episode Archive
Electronic cigarettes are a booming business with a growing customer base. Some see them as a great hope for smokers who want to quit, ot ...
Air Date: April 3, 2015
ListenFriday, March 20, 2015 is Match Day—the NBA draft for future doctors. At every medical school in the country, students will open envelo ...
Air Date: March 19, 2015
ListenIf someone tells you they have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, what thoughts run through your mind? Be honest. Of course many of us are going t ...
Air Date: March 11, 2015
ListenWhat if every time you bought a bottle of Poland Spring or Evian water to quench your thirst, you first poured a third of it onto the str ...
Air Date: March 5, 2015
ListenOn Wednesday, March 4, the Supreme Court will hear a case that challenges one of Obamacare’s key provisions: subsidies that make co ...
Air Date: February 26, 2015
ListenWe spend large portions of our lives in and around our homes. It’s where we eat, sleep, and heal. Some of us were born in our homes ...
Air Date: February 19, 2015
ListenThis is the final weekend to sign up for Obamacare in 2015, and Latinos are one of the groups that could really stand to benefit from thi ...
Air Date: February 12, 2015
ListenHealth researchers have declared a new public enemy number one…sugar. In the past, this unenviable position has been occupied by fa ...
Air Date: February 5, 2015
ListenTax season has an added wrinkle this year—the Affordable Care Act. As a result of the mandate to carry health coverage, those who went ...
Air Date: January 29, 2015
ListenPiggy-backing on the recent news that 2014 was the hottest year on record, President Obama made a passionate plea for the need to address ...
Air Date: January 23, 2015
ListenA pharma revolution is afoot: biosimilars. They’re like generics, except for more complex biologic drugs that can’t exactly b ...
Air Date: January 15, 2015
ListenWe hear about cancer risks all the time. Smoking, of course, terrible diets, alcohol, vices – and of course, your family history. B ...
Air Date: January 9, 2015
ListenThe word “buzz” is a fleeting thing in the world of technology. Products that are supposed to change everything often donR ...
Air Date: January 1, 2015
ListenIt’s the holiday season, so this week we listen back to some stories that make us feel warm and fuzzy. We’ll also attempt to ...
Air Date: December 25, 2014
ListenSmells have the almost magical quality of being able to transport us back to a specific time and place with one sniff—an olfactory time ...
Air Date: December 19, 2014
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