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Writer and memoirist, Nefertiti Austin, pictured with her two children. (Photo courtesy of Nefertiti  Austin)
The Pulse
Health

How informal adoptions became a mainstay of African American family life

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...

4 years ago

Listen 9:47
Young woman using Mental Health Apps on cell phone.
The Pulse
Health

How can therapy apps reach lower-income communities?

A Reno effort succeeded with people who’d done in-person therapy. But did it reach those who traditionally couldn’t afford in-person therapy?

4 years ago

Listen 7:16
After the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921, union miners surrendered their weapons. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
Community

A West Virginia mountain embodies the long history of the coal industry’s grip

Blair Mountain, site of a deadly 1921 battle between miners and their employers, is mostly inaccessible to those who would honor its significance. 


4 years ago

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Auditory processing disorder refers to any failure along the pathway, from our ears into our brains. (carloscastilla /bigstock)
The Pulse
Science

Trouble understanding, but your hearing checks out fine. What’s at play?

Researchers are strategizing ways to discover whether auditory processing disorders are at play.

4 years ago

Listen 12:24
Chris Newman started a farm to raise chickens and pigs sustainably, with plenty of outdoor space. He'd also like the food to be affordable. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

One farm tried to make sustainable food affordable. Here’s what happened

At Sylvanaqua Farms, Chris Newman tried to address two big problems with U.S. agriculture. But as some workers saw it, he was a problem too.

4 years ago

Listen 17:57
Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health. (Courtesy of Zachary Bell)
The Pulse
Health

Veteran sends funny messages with a serious mission

Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.

4 years ago

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Dave Schible suffers from tinnitus and hearing loss. Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it. (Courtesy of Dave Schible)
The Pulse
Health

Off the battlefield, many veterans face a new foe: damaged hearing

Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it.

4 years ago

Listen 06:39
The Pulse
Health

A stem cell treatment for MS offers some patients hope. But is it hope that will last?

After more than 15 years of multiple sclerosis, a patient travels to Mexico for a risky, experimental treatment called HSCT, against her doctor's advice.

5 years ago

Listen 49:46
O’Hara’s Restaurant and Pub, a few blocks from the World Trade Center has become a place to remember 9/11. (Hannah Fullmer for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

In New York 20 years on, O’Hara’s honors 9/11 and first responders

Owner Mike Keane was at the bar the day the towers came down just two blocks away. He works to keep the memory alive.

5 years ago

Listen 06:42
Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism. (Illustration by Andre Reed)
The Pulse
Health

'We had just come through an awful year': The acute stress of 9/11 led to increased preterm birth rates for Arab women

Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism.

5 years ago

Listen 08:53
(Prot56/Bigstock)
The Pulse
Health

Will remote work become more of a long-term option for workers with disabilities?

Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.

5 years ago

Listen 11:29
The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health. (Image via Pexels)
The Pulse
Health

Will the kids be all right?

The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health

5 years ago

Today, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Black children ages 10 to 19. And that rate is rising faster for them than for any other racial or ethnic group.(BIGSTOCK/motortion)
The Pulse
Health

‘We are in a state of emergency’: What's behind the rising suicide rate among Black kids

Today, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Black children ages 10 to 19. And that rate is rising faster for them than for any other racial or ethnic group.

5 years ago

Listen 16:48
Jacob Smollen as a kid with his grandmother, Mindy Smollen. (Courtesy of Jacob Smollen)
The Pulse
Health

Losing a grandmother brings questions about grief, and why we feel what we feel

The task, experts said, is figuring out how best to carry on, while still honoring the person who’s no longer with us

5 years ago

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Kevin and Karen Gardner at the farmer’s market in Yellow Springs, near Dayton, Ohio. (Jocelyn Robinson/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Going wig-less — learning to live with alopecia

In movies, bald women are portrayed as strong; in real life, they’re seen as odd. One woman gradually decided to just go with it.

5 years ago

Listen 7:31
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