All Things Considered for November 30, 2021 Hear the All Things Considered program for November 30, 2021
All Things Considered
A drug user prepares to inject himself with heroin inside VANDU's supervised injection room in Vancouver, Canada. Similar sites to the ones implemented in New York have proven successful in Canada. Rafal Gerszak for NPR hide caption
Jason Dean received six stitches and a tetanus shot after he cut his knee in May. In August, his wife, DeeAnn, feared going to the same emergency room where he was treated, delaying her diagnosis of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Blake Farmer/WPLN News hide caption
Shots - Health News
The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, a cost that led his wife to avoid the ER
The ER charged him $6,589.77 for 6 stitches, a cost that led his wife to avoid the ER
Children's Health
A boy scared to get his COVID shot whispered his high-risk friend's name for courage
A boy scared to get his COVID shot whispered his high-risk friend's name for courage
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the start of trading on Monday following Friday's steep decline in global stocks over fears of the new omicron coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Stocks dive over the potential economic fallout from the omicron variant
A drug user prepares to inject himself with heroin inside VANDU's supervised injection room in Vancouver, Canada. Similar sites to the ones implemented in New York have proven successful in Canada. Rafal Gerszak for NPR hide caption
New York City allows the nation's 1st supervised consumption sites for illegal drugs
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the U.S. Capitol in February. Meadows has agreed to provide documents and appear for a deposition before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption
Ex-Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will appear before the Jan. 6 panel
Barbados has removed the Queen of England as head of state and is now a republic
The omicron variant might have originated in someone with a suppressed immune system
How Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett could impact abortion rights
What's the environmental impact each time we hit 'buy now,' and can we change course?
Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug to treat mild to moderate COVID-19, is under consideration by the FDA for possible authorization. Merck hide caption
New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here's what you need to know
Despite omicron, Ron DeSantis remains firmly against lockdowns and vaccine mandates
China critics hope the WTA will inspire outcry about alleged human rights violations
Books We Love: Mary Louise Kelly picks Miranda Cowley Heller's 'The Paper Palace'
Searching for a song you heard between stories? We've retired music buttons on these pages. Learn more here.