The US saw a significant drop in the number of drug overdose deaths. The Trump administration has a shot at keeping the trend going. STAT News's addiction reporter, Lev Facher, explains.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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Is intelligence overrated?
We all think we’re smart. But are we really that intelligent, and why does it even matter? This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Avishay Artsy, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. A man taking an intelligen ... Show More
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Nov 7
A working-class midterm mandate
Don’t call it a blue wave. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore outlines what a winning Democratic playbook actually looks like. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. P ... Show More
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May 2023
What if You Could Save Someone From an Overdose?
<p>In the face of an escalating opioid epidemic, the F.D.A. recently approved over-the-counter sales for Narcan — a lifesaving nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. </p><p>Jan Hoffman, who covers health law for The Times, explains why the new availability of Narcan cou ... Show More
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Oct 2024
3 PM ET: US embassy in Lebanon tells Americans to leave, Floridians weary of battling climate change, opioid overdose deaths fall & more
The US wants Americans in Lebanon out as Israel’s aerial and ground offensive against the Hezbollah militant group there continues. Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has new proposals targeting Black male voters. Fewer than 5% of homeowners in many Central Florida counties ... Show More
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Dec 2023
12 PM ET: 'Not seen since Vietnam,' inflation cools, new air travel pain point & more
The UN Security Council passed a resolution on Gaza, while CNN analysis sheds light on the destructive bombs Israel used in the first month of its war on Hamas. For the first time since April 2020, prices fell month on month in November. The FDA is warning patients about fake Oze ... Show More
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Feb 2021
U.S. closer to first single-dose vaccine after Johnson & Johnson version clears major FDA hurdle; Dem divide on Biden OMB nominee, push for $15 minimum wage; Sheriff: Woods’ survival from crash “nothing short of a miracle”; First interview with Biden’s Veterans Affairs Secretary
Promising signs in pandemic: vaccine progress, cases and hospitalizations down, deaths slow in new estimate; WH: 3-4 million doses of J&J vaccine to go out next week if FDA grants emergency use; Moderna testing vaccine boosters to combat South Africa variant; WH: J&J’s production ... Show More
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Oct 2021
Biden speaks on importance of vaccine requirements; Biden, Manchin meet at White House with Dem agenda at risk; Brian Laundrie’s father joins police manhunt for his son
U.S. Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths declining; Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid vaccine for kids 5-11; Democratic leaders announce deal to avoid economic catastrophe, Senate expected to vote tonight
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