Medicine
Ready for your first marathon? Training can cut years off your cardiovascular age
If you've ever considered training for a marathon, but you're a bit intimidated by the idea of 26.2 miles, here's some motivation.
4 years ago
Delco woman with transplanted uterus gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby
Their child, Benjamin, was the first baby born as part of Penn Medicine’s 2-year-old uterine transplant trial.
4 years ago
Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain
India Hardy has lived with pain since she was a toddler — from dull persistent aches to acute flare-ups that interrupt the flow of her normal life.
4 years ago
5 lessons one doctor learned from the times he almost died
How five near-death experiences drove David Fajgenbaum to live his life to the fullest, and discover a novel treatment for Castleman's disease.
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Listen 18:16Medicaid recipients in Pennsylvania could be in for a surprise on their next trip to the pharmacy as preferred drug list changes.
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A decade marked by outrage over drug prices
Nearly 1 in 4 Americans has trouble affording prescription drugs, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll.
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The Pulse’s favorite episodes of the year
Here’s a list of some favorite episodes, curated by The Pulse team members themselves.
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We explore the history and future of reproductive technologies and the thorny questions that arise around women’s bodies, fertility, and having children.
Air Date: December 31, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:01Pa. hopes this new funding model will keep rural hospitals up and running
Insurance companies pay in lump sums instead of per patient, so rural hospitals can afford to keep patients from getting sick in the first place.
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Nearly 150,000 in Pa. could be forced to change medications beginning Jan. 1. Here’s why.
The state says the regulations will cut down on health-care costs, but many physicians are concerned they could harm patient care.
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Working the Christmas shift, 2 young doctors learn what it means to be a healer
There's more to being a good doctor than providing medical care to your patients. Sometimes that lesson comes at the darkest time of year.
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This Philly lab wants doctors to try a new medicine: listening
The Listening Lab will tour Penn Medicine’s hospitals to encourage compassionate listening.
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Listen 2:03A new way to quit? Psychedelic therapy offers promise for smoking cessation
For many Americans, hallucinogens still evoke the psychedelic '60s, bringing to mind the sex-and-drugs lifestyle of the hippie counterculture.
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Do you really need a flu shot? Here’s how to decide
Thanksgiving leftovers are a distant memory, and December's extra travel, shopping and family commitments are already straining nerves, budgets and immune systems.
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Failure to pay doctors’ malpractice insurance lands Hahnemann, St. Chris owner in bankruptcy trouble
Philadelphia Academic Health System says it won’t pay former doctors’ medical malpractice insurance. Its Chapter 11 filing is at risk, under judge’s order.
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