Opioids, COVID-19 And Racism: A Deadly Trifec...

WBUR’s The Midnight Rebellion is a one-of-a-kind podcast: a “choose your own”-style show set 100 years in the future when the climate has gone haywire, and it’s up to you to save the planet. Rooted in science, this fictional adventure was created for kids and grown-ups alike. Eac ...  Show more

When’s the last time you looked at your poop? Dr. Trisha Pasricha says you should look every time because it could save your life. A change in bowel habits is the number one indicator someone might have colon cancer, a disease on the rise in people under 50 in the United States. ...  Show more

L.A. county reinstates indoor mask mandate amid surge; Cases rising in all states; vaccinations slow to 300K per day; Baseball game postponed after 6 Yankees test positive; CNN looks into unvaccinated Americans and big lie believers; Census survey: 48% “probably” or “definitely” ...  Show more

More than 100,000 people died from a drug overdose in the 12-month period beginning April 2020. Despite a growing consensus that recognizes addiction as a public health problem, many effective interventions like safe consumption sites and needle exchanges are politically unpopula ...  Show more

Drug overdose deaths in US top 100,000. Pfizer asks FDA officials to authorise new COVID pill. Schools in India close as smog-fills capital. You can subscribe to Five Minute News with Anthony Davis on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Fiv ...  Show more

There have been drastic changes made in the regulation of opioids for medical treatment in the past few decades. However, with advent of fentanyl and carfentanil addiction, overdose-related death continues to increase. In this episode, our guests discuss continued regulation of o ...  Show more