'An Opening Bid' — Experts React To Health Proposals In Biden's Relief Plan Health experts say Biden's American Rescue Plan offers bold national leadership for tackling the country's public health crisis. It will likely get pared down. Pien Huang
ICU Nurse Says Careless Attitudes Around COVID-19 Are 'A Slap In The Face' Lydia Mobley has experienced the pandemic's deadliest days from the inside of a Michigan hospital. "You see people not wearing masks. And then you go to work and you watch people die," the nurse says. Ailsa Chang
Trump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction The change means that doctors will no longer need a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder. Jaclyn Diaz
Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Us In An Ever-Changing World? Mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides listeners through a meditative reflection on breath and impermanence. NPR/TED Staff
Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Improve Our Relationships? Mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides listeners through a meditative reflection on how breath can bring us closer together. NPR/TED Staff
Beth Gardiner: What Are The Consequences Of Breathing Dirty Air? Journalist Beth Gardiner and activist Yvette Arellano explain the long-term health effects of air pollution. Yvette lives in a Houston neighborhood near the largest petrochemical complex in the U.S. NPR/TED Staff
Emma Schachner: How Did Dinosaur's Lungs Help Them Dominate The Earth For So Long? Dinosaurs ruled Earth for 180 million years, but to dominate they had to outcompete a slew of other animals. Paleontologist Emma Schachner thinks their lungs could have been the competitive advantage NPR/TED Staff
Why Billions In Food Aid Hasn't Gotten To Needy Families The federal government has yet to approve plans in most states for giving out money that was authorized in October. Anya Kamenetz
$1,400 Checks And Help For The Jobless: What's In Biden's Plan To Rescue The Economy President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to address the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis. Scott Horsley
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis Together the group faces 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter. Brakkton Booker
