Biden Administration Will Rename 'Operation Warp Speed,' Citing Trump 'Failures' The Biden transition team also announced that Dr. David Kessler will be the White House's chief science officer of COVID Response. Merrit Kennedy
COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families Emergent BioSolutions is under contract with Operation Warp Speed to make COVID-19 vaccines, but the terms could allow employees and their families to get vaccinated ahead of schedule. Sydney Lupkin
Pandemic Shortens U.S. Life Expectancy, Study Concludes The deaths caused by the pandemic appear to be shortening overall life expectancy in the U.S. by 1.13 years, which would be the largest single decline in at least 40 years. Rob Stein
'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. Brian Mann
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
