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Go on an adventure into unexpected corners of the health and science world each week with award-winning host Maiken Scott. The Pulse will take you behind the doors of operating rooms, into the lab with some of the world’s foremost scientists, and back in time to explore life-changing innovations. The Pulse delivers stories in ways that matter to you, and answers questions you never knew you had.
New episode every Friday at 9 a.m.
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Hosted by Maiken Scott
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A large proportion of incarcerated people have their chronic conditions diagnosed while in prison. But experts say quality care can be hard to get.
1 week ago
Listen 12:58Incarceration touches millions with loved ones behind bars. And it’s making many of them sick
The stress of supporting a family member in prison can cause lasting health issues for those on the outside. Consequences can stretch far beyond the person doing the time.
1 week ago
Listen 6:50How COVID long-haulers might renew the focus on chronic fatigue syndrome
Myalgic encephalomyelitis is a mysterious disease long suspected of having a viral trigger. Recent focus on COVID long-haulers could bring new interest in this field.
3 weeks ago
Listen 8:26Scientists have found that results can change, brain scans from the same person doing the same thing can be different a week or a month later.
1 month ago
Listen 11:23Our gadgets increasingly crowd the radio spectrum. They’re crowding out science too
The radio spectrum is a finite range of frequencies. We use pretty much all of it, for Wi-Fi, smart gadgets, radio. But what about scientists who rely on it?
1 month ago
Listen 11:28Should medical schools require a standardized test for admission?
The MCAT is supposed to gauge future success. But it can also be a financial barrier to underrepresented groups.
1 month ago
Listen 13:383000 by 2000: A history of the visionary campaign to diversify med schools, and what got in its way
The goal seemed pretty clear cut, to enroll a medical school class containing at least 3,000 students of color by the year 2000. Why did it fail?
1 month ago
Listen 11:30This special workforce is alleviating COVID vaccine fears in the most vulnerable communities
Community health workers get to know clients personally by asking them what they need to improve their health, and they raise vaccine trust in hardest-hit groups.
1 month ago
Listen 6:11A tiny fish is on the brink of extinction. Does it matter that another just like it is thriving?
Delta smelt are very nearly extinct in the wild. Another fish - the wakasagi- is nearly identical and doing fine. Why do we try and save as many species as possible?
2 months ago
Listen 14:47Sharing the city with some really wild neighbors
In cities, wildlife like raccoons and coyotes tend to elicit shrieks of horror, rather than cries for compassion. Why we should rethink our relationship with urban wildlife.
2 months ago
Listen 9:18‘They see me as a role model’: Black teachers improve education outcomes for Black students
Black students who are exposed to Black teachers by third grade are 13% more likely to enroll in college, research shows. This is called the role-model effect.
2 months ago
Listen 5:58Why kindergarten? Pandemic disruption forces big questions about U.S. education system
Kindergarten attendance is down during the pandemic. Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Science and history offer some answers.
2 months ago
Listen 13:22The hidden players putting independent pharmacies out of business
How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist.
2 months ago
Listen 15:22It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too.
3 months ago
Listen 14:18Are you still you even when your memory has faded?
Research finds what makes people with dementia still recognizable to their loved ones isn’t their ability to remember things, it’s the way they behave.
3 months ago
Listen 12:36Partners
