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The first new non-opioid for severe acute pain has been on the market for a few months. But it's a lot more expensive than opioids, and many people can't get it because of spotty insurance coverage.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Houston-based entrepreneur and advocate, Tom Castro, who worries that some Latinos aren't tapping the pandemic-relief dollars offered by the government.

A pediatric cardiologist working at a hospital in the Bronx reflects on treating adults after part of the Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center was converted to an adult COVID-19 unit.

Casting director Jennifer Euston has a gift for remembering and placing faces. And she's used that skill to place a diverse mix of actors in Emmy-winning shows like Orange Is the New Black.

Gov. Lincoln Chafee's decision to call it a "holiday tree" has ignited passion in the past. This year, to avoid any anger, Chafee said he'll call the 18-foot blue spruce a Christmas Tree.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is a former oil and gas executive who argues climate change isn't a crisis. Now he runs an agency that's responsible for developing alternative energy sources.

Stella Prince is a 17-year-old folk artist who recently released her first radio single, "Crying on a Saturday Night." Music Director LP McKay sat down with Prince to talk about the song's inspirations, and her upcoming international tour.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Yohance Lacour, host of the podcast You Didn't See Nothin.

Pope Francis' doctors are telling him to lay off pasta and get more exercise. But Francis, who reportedly eats a plate of spaghetti every day, has not taken well to the suggestions.

The Chinese tend to ignore the dangers of global warming even though the country already suffers the consequences of pollution today and faces serious potential threats in the longer term.