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Older black volunteers do African dance together three times a week as part of a study. (Holli Stephens/for WHYY)
The Pulse

African-Americans often say no to clinical trials. Our reporter asked her mom ‘Why?’

Some of those blockbuster medicines could have an asterisk on the label that says: “Tested on middle-age white guys, but we’r ...

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The Pulse

Following growth of ‘stem cell clinics,’ FDA poised to crack down

Patient advocacy groups and experts are at odds over unapproved stem cell treatments.  Smack dab at the top of the homepage f ...

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El Viaje (The Journey) and Lyric Fest

El Viaje: The Journey Produced by Monica Rogozinski On June 25 and 26, 2016 international percuss ...

10 years ago

PRISM Quartet (Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Hanna)
NewsWorks Tonight

Record label debuts with compositions from Curtis

One casualty of our online world has been the recording industry. Since the ’90s, many record labels have folded or consolidated as ...

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dancers perform El Viaje
Friday Arts
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El Viaje: The Journey

El Viaje: The Journey Produced by Monica Rogozinski On June 25 and 26, 2016 international percuss ...

10 years ago

(Steven Vona Photography/Shutterstock)
NewsWorks Tonight

Pew report finds Philly gives the most business tax incentives

Philadelphia imposes one of the nation’s highest tax burdens on businesses, according to a new report. To help make the medi ...

10 years ago

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Microbiologists Carlo Barbante
The Pulse

A journey into a world deep below Antarctic ice

Antarctica, along with being one of the coldest places on Earth, is also a hotbed of scientific research. As a freelance journalist, Doug ...

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Competitors ride through the transition area during the men's triathlon event along Copacabana beach at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
The Pulse

Are we approaching the end of the Summer Olympics?

The Rio Olympics are coming to a close and they’ll likely be remembered as much for the performances of Simone Biles, Michael Phelp ...

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After suffering cardiac arrest
The Pulse

Put him on ice: How hypothermia is being harnessed to save lives

The concept is simple: a lower temperature slows down the body’s systems, potentially limiting inflammation that could cause compli ...

10 years ago

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The concoctions inside these bottles are too potent to be gulped from a glass. (Joel Wolfram/for The Pulse)
The Pulse
Science

What’s really behind our love of spicy food?

At a stylish shop in Brooklyn, a different kind of ‘sommelier’ guides tastings from a row of small bottles lined up on the co ...

10 years ago

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Aspen resident Kim Baillargeon holding her son Raymond Vieira's driver's license. He committed suicide in 2014. (Marci Krivonen/for The Pulse)
The Pulse

Battling suicides in idyllic ski towns of the West

Idyllic ski towns like Aspen, Colorado and Jackson Hole, Wyoming may seem like heaven to some, so why do they experience higher than aver ...

10 years ago

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Temple University men's soccer team captain
The Pulse

Why an icy bath helps athletes keep going strong

On a hot and muggy August morning, thirty-some student-athletes from Temple University, in Philadelphia, were kicking around soccer balls ...

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Dr. William Beecher Scoville (on left). (Courtesy of Luke Dittrich)
The Pulse

Remembering Patient H.M.

A new book uncovers some hard truths about early attempts to cure brain disorders with a scalpel. When Dr. William Scoville remove ...

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Kali Hardig stands at the edge of the lake at Willow Springs park where she was sickened by a water-borne amoeba. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
The Pulse

Meet a survivor of a rare, deadly “brain-eating” amoeba

Today, Kali Hardig is a normal 15-year-old girl who loves to swim. But in 2013, she found herself in the spotlight as she foug ...

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What patients consider ‘worse than death’ can inform treatment choices

Humans go to great lengths to stay alive. Grueling chemo sessions. Huge, life-changing operations. Prolonged hospitalizations. And in dir ...

10 years ago

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