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Do high-deductible plans lead to better health care?
Congressman Tom Price, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head up the Department of Health and Human Services, faced his first ...
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ListenSuspicions in the ER: a consequence of the opioid epidemic
Efforts to curb narcotics abuse are backfiring for sickle cell patients who are already undertreated for pain. When Tanjila Bolden ...
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ListenPhiladelphia School of Circus Arts Producer: Karen Smyles Philadelphia School of Circus Arts is the region& ...
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Ghost forests signal what’s to come due to accelerating sea level rise
On an unseasonably warm December day, in a pristine corner of Southern New Jersey, near Egg Harbor City, Rutgers professor Ken Able prepa ...
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ListenWild bees are trading in rural life for the big city
Powerhouse pollinators are finding urban places to nest and forage. Biologist Gerardo Camilo and his team are collecting wild bees ...
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ListenAfter paralysis, one man can feel again through robotic arm
Scientists are sending signals from the brain to prosthetic limbs—and back to the brain. In 2004, Nathan Copeland, who was ...
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ListenKosher USA Produced by: Monica Rogozinski Roger Horowitz is a food historian and director ...
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How one woman took an unexpected turn from singing to science
Emily Stewart grew up with what she calls an unreasonable obsession with “West Side Story” and a love of singing. She a ...
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ListenProduced by: Karen Smyles The Dalí Quartet brings its signature mix of Latin American, Classical and Romantic re ...
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The Pulse team’s favorite stories of 2016
With an exciting year in the world of health and science winding down, we’re listening back to some of our favorite moments from ou ...
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Providing comfort took this doctor out of his comfort zone
It was a long, hard winter evening in the emergency department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where Dr. Stephen Ludwig ...
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ListenHealthcare’s case for recruiting more men in nursing
Men are a growing minority in the nursing profession. They make up about 10 percent of registered nurses in the United States. Reg ...
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ListenAnn Hamilton: habitus Produced by: Michael O’Reilly ...
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My dad hasn’t had anything to eat or drink in two years
When I ask him what the last meal he ate was, he hesitates, trying to remember: “I love chicken, maybe it was chicken? I don’ ...
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ListenParents face dilemma with tongue-tied babies: to snip or not to snip
Is a procedure aimed at fixing breastfeeding complications a medical necessity, or trendy diagnosis? Ear, nose and throat surgeon ...
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