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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.

3 years ago

Listen 8:27
-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.

3 years ago

Listen 9:25
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?

3 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.

3 years ago

Listen 12:53
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.

3 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

3 years ago

Listen 13:10
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.

3 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.

3 years ago

Listen 12:55
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.

3 years ago

Listen 7:17
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.

3 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.

3 years ago

Listen 10:16
A woman is happily using her cell phone while working remotely at home (Big Stock/ViShark).
The Pulse
Science

When and why workers are ‘cyberloafing’ on the job

Whether they're working in the office or remotely, many people spend time on their phones or online for non-work activities. But is it necessarily a bad thing?

3 years ago

Listen 6:42
The Bishins family poses with their dog along a pedestrian avenue in Condesa, a neighborhood in Mexico City. (Alan Jinich/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Remote workers seek a new work-life balance in Mexico City

Since the start of the pandemic, thousands of residency permits have been issued to Americans who work from Mexico. The city is now a hot spot for expat workers.

3 years ago

Listen 8:38
A man who has been fired or has resigned from their company walks out carrying boxes. (Big Stock/Charnchai Saeheng
The Pulse
Science

‘Am I gonna become obsolete?’ How older workers are being left behind by A.I.

More than a million U.S. workers over 60 years old lost their jobs during the pandemic. Most furloughed workers went back to work, but older adults are getting left behind.

3 years ago

Listen 6:30
A plumber installs a kitchen faucet on a home under construction in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
The Pulse
Science

Why trade jobs like plumbing are safe from A.I. — for now

At the dawn of what some are calling a fourth industrial revolution powered by artificial intelligence, what are the limitations when it comes to fixing a pipe?

3 years ago

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