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Dawn Harrington helps families stay connected when a relative is incarcerated through classes and support groups. “It’s somewhat kind of like a grieving lost, like somebody dies,” she says. “Because it is, in some ways, that level of separation.” (Courtesy of Dawn Harrington)
The Pulse
Health

Incarceration 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.

6 years ago

Listen 6:50
A series of brain scan images against a black background. Brain scans showing MRI mapping for 3 tasks across 2 different days. Warm colors show how the results hold up in groups. Cool colors show how results are less reliable person to person. Photo credit: Annchen Knodt/Duke University.
The Pulse
Science

Scientists have used fMRI to study brain activity for years. Now, some question the results’ reliability

Scientists 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.

6 years ago

Listen 11:23
OHSU School of Medicine student Mollie Marr stands in front of a whiteboard holding a laptop. She helps organize a letter-writing campaign for students to share personal stories about the impact of losing a proposed tax waiver for tuition for graduate students, December 1, 2017. Marr is pursuing her M.D. and her Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience in the OHSU School of Medicine, and losing the tax waiver could mean dropping out of OHSU. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)
The Pulse
Health

Should 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.

6 years ago

Listen 13:38
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? (MicroOne / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

3000 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?

6 years ago

Listen 11:30
Tawandaa Austin is a community health worker at Penn Medicine. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

This 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.

6 years ago

Listen 6:11
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 them. (Courtesy of Zach Hawn and the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium)
The Pulse
Science

Sharing 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.

6 years ago

Listen 9:18
Radio Times
Health

Our lungs and Covid

The COVID-19 pandemic has put more focus on our breath since the virus often attacks the lungs and can lead to shortness of breath and respiratory distress.

6 years ago

Listen 36:30
Superintendent William Hite speaks at a press conference
Radio Times
Education

Superintendent William Hite and Philly schools reopening

Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William Hite joins to discuss the plans to reopen Philadelphia public schools.

6 years ago

Listen 13:30
Aaron Taylor (far left) at the Erie Otters Hockey Club in Erie, PA after his students performed the National Anthem. (Courtesy of Aaron Taylor)
The Pulse
Education

‘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.

6 years ago

Listen 5:58
Rachael and Phil Reilly with their children Winnie, 6, and Caden, 8, and dog Rosie, before taking a walk along the Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Education

Why 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.

6 years ago

Listen 13:22
How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist. (Fand Std. / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

The hidden players putting independent pharmacies out of business

How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist.

6 years ago

Listen 15:22
It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too. (Zyabich / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Science

How we can change the future

It is the job of futurists to think about what the future holds. We can use those skills in our lives too.

6 years ago

Listen 14:18
Journaling is a lifelong process — whether it’s daily, yearly or every decade — it's a way to check in with yourself and say, “How am I doing right now?” (VectorMine / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

Can diaries reveal our true selves?

Journaling is a lifelong process — whether it’s daily, yearly or every decade — it's a way to check in with yourself and say, “How am I doing right now?”

6 years ago

Listen 6:11
A tiki-style Tupperware magazine ad from the 1960s. Tupperware was created by Earl Tupper, a chemical engineer with Dupont, and began to enter the home after World War II. (Courtesy of Sarah Archer)
The Pulse
Science

Color and convenience wooed Americans, and we fell in love with plastic

Sensory treats were possible, things like bright kitchenware and fun toys. We got hooked.

6 years ago

Listen 8:16
Worldwide, researchers are hunting for a kind of `secret sauce’ — a souped-up enzyme capable of breaking down some of the most resilient plastics. (Photo by Sam Droege/Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
Science

Why scientists say ‘plastivores’ could be the solution to plastic pollution

Worldwide, researchers are hunting for a kind of `secret sauce’ — a souped-up enzyme capable of breaking down some of the most resilient plastics.

6 years ago

Listen 12:03
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