All Things Considered
The Trump administration's decision to relax rules regarding the prescription of buprenorphine comes as record-level drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in the 12 months ending in June 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
'Planned, Coordinated Attack': Former Capitol Police Chief On The Insurrection
The Trump administration's decision to relax rules regarding the prescription of buprenorphine comes as record-level drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in the 12 months ending in June 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Medical Treatments
Trump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction
Trump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction
Week In Politics: Capitol Riot, Trump's 2nd Impeachment And Inauguration
Immune System Studies Help Answer Questions About COVID-19 Vaccine
Outgoing NPR Health Policy Correspondent Reflects On Her Favorite Story
Japanese Researchers Explain 8-Year Life Cycle Of Train Millipedes
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave his post next week after heading the federal public health agency during a pandemic that he says has yet to see its darkest days. Patrick Semansky/Pool/AP hide caption
The Coronavirus Crisis
Outgoing CDC Director Warns Of Pandemic's Peak: 'We're About To Be In The Worst Of It'
Outgoing CDC Director Warns Of Pandemic's Peak: 'We're About To Be In The Worst Of It'
Reconstruction Era Expert On Why Politicians Use Terms Unity And Healing
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