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This Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 photo shows organ donation paperwork at Mid-America Transplant Services in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Whitney Curtis)
The Pulse
Health

New organ donation technique challenges line between life and death

A new organ donation technique can recover more organs from each donor, and organs that are less likely to fail. But some doctors say it’s unethical.

2 years ago

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At Market Blooms in Reading Terminal Market Anndee Hochman attempts to smell the aromas of lilac and eucalyptus. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
The Pulse
Health

Why don't doctors screen patients for smell loss? Researchers tell us why

Screenings are a big part of preventative health care, but getting the medical profession to accept a new screening into practice is challenging.

2 years ago

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Temple Health physicians and providers hand out FIT take home kits for stool-based colorectal cancer screenings. (Courtesy of Temple Health)
The Pulse
Health

Philadelphia hospital turns to simpler screening for colon cancer to increase access

To get more people screened for colorectal cancer, Philadelphia doctors at Temple University turn to stool-based take home tests.

2 years ago

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Cynthia Hernandez (left) would help her mother, María de la Paz Hernandez (right), translate and understand important health information. (Courtesy of Cynthia Hernandez)
The Pulse
Health

Navigating language and cultural barriers to access health care

Although efforts have been made to break down language barriers, many Latino immigrant families rely on younger generations for translation and interpretation.

2 years ago

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The Huber family (from left), Cash, Jena Stone, and Phil, and big sister Ava (not pictured) at home in Wilmington. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Hope, devastation, and finally, a treatment: One family’s road to gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A family in Wilmington, Delaware, faced a looming deadline to get their son a new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

2 years ago

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-Stephan Kadauke (left) and Steve Grupp of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the clean room facility where immune therapy treatments are produced. (Maiken Scott/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

CHOP’s on-site production could lower high cost of gene therapies

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia now houses a machine that is helping to make CAR T-cell therapy much less expensive.

2 years ago

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From left to right: Chef April McGregor, Megan Thompson with children Pasquale and Toussaint, Selah and Faith Moynihan, plant lima beans at Plowshare Farms in Pipersville, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Love them or hate them, lima beans could be key to climate resilient crop

A new collaboration of scientists, farmers, and foodies are giving the lima bean a makeover. But will people actually eat them?

2 years ago

Listen 9:29
Reporter Kerry Sheridan with her grandmother Olga Smith making
The Pulse
Health

How we can best support our loved ones in their final moments?

How a death doula supports the living, and the dying, at the end of life.

2 years ago

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Michael Klena (left) and Bob Slade in 2011. (Courtesy of Michael Klena)
The Pulse
Health

Living in denial: Does not talking about death make it any easier?

After facing several serious illnesses, Bob Slade and partner Michael Klena, figured out their own way to cope.

2 years ago

Listen 17:08
In this still from
The Pulse
Science

Documentary explores the UFO sighting that changed the course of 62 children’s lives

In ‘Ariel Phenomenon,” filmmaker Randall Nickerson explores who and what we believe

2 years ago

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Ryan Graves, Americans for Safe Aerospace Executive Director, from left, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Maj. David Grusch, and U.S. Navy (Ret.) Cmdr. David Fravor, testify before a House Oversight and Accountability subcommittee hearing on UFOs, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
The Pulse
Science

Scientists need good data to study UFOs. But how can they collect it?

Researchers say it's difficult to draw scientific conclusions from UFO sightings because there isn't enough data to study.

2 years ago

Listen 10:28
A mother and her daughter pick out produce at Everyone's Harvest market in Salinas. (Courtesy of Hester Parker)
The Pulse
Health

A doctor’s hunt for community-based solutions to childhood obesity

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems.

2 years ago

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Justin McDaniel during his time as a Buddhist Monk in Thailand. (Courtesy of Justin McDaniel)
The Pulse
Health

For the sake of boredom: Finding comfort in doing less

UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel shares his take on boredom and the insights he learned from his time as a monk.

2 years ago

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Justin Kemp, 17, author of “Dear,” a book about his mental health journey. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

How writing suicide notes helped save a teen’s life

In his new book, “Dear,” Justin Kemp writes about minority teens facing mental health issues and opens up about his own struggles.

2 years ago

Listen 7:42
NAMI presenters visit eighth graders at Arbutus Middle School in Baltimore County to have an honest conversation about mental health concerns. (Mary Rose Madden/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Keeping it real with kids and their mental health

NAMI presenters visit eighth graders near Baltimore to have an honest conversation about mental health.

2 years ago

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