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The Pulse

Ventricles by Center for Black, Brown and Queer Studies

Sep 12, 201800:29:17Religion & Spirituality

The body has many rhythms, but the pulse is one that people have paid close attention to. Over the last two millennia, the pulse has been used as a diagnostic tool in both Greek and Chinese medicine. In this episode, Pro...

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