Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News On Air Archives - Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News /topics/on-air/ Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News produces in-depth journalism on health issues and is a core operating program of KFF. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:09:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.11 /wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=32 Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News On Air Archives - Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News /topics/on-air/ 32 32 257378068 Journalists Go Behind Health Headlines From Georgia, Michigan, and Russia /on-air/on-air-october-10-2026-dementia-sedation-drugs-russia-lab-death-rural-voters/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2295544&preview=true&preview_id=2295544

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Jordan Rau discussed the use of antipsychotic drugs in sedating dementia patients on Michigan Public’s Stateside on Oct. 6.


Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the death of a lab researcher in Russia who was studying the plague on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Oct. 5.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Georgia correspondent Briah Lumpkins discussed how healthcare costs and other economic challenges are being received by rural voters on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Oct. 2.


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Journalists Evaluate Rural Voter Sentiment, MAHA Movement, and Gene-Editing Finding /on-air/on-air-october-3-2026-kff-ap-rural-voter-poll-glp1-rfk-maha-summit-claude/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2267875&preview=true&preview_id=2267875

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News chief rural correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble discussed the findings of a KFF-Associated Press poll about rural support for the Make America Healthy Again movement on NPR’s Morning Edition on Sept. 30.


Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed a new GLP-1 weight loss drug on CBS News’ CBS Mornings and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments at a MAHA summit this week on CBS News 24/7’s Mornings, both on Sept. 30.

Gounder also discussed how Anthropic’s Claude agents might help develop new gene-editing technology on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Sept. 24.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the Rural Health Transformation Program on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Sept. 25.

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Journalists Discuss What RFK Jr. Recently Told the Anti-Vaccine Group He Founded /on-air/on-air-september-26-2026-aca-fraud-claims-rfk-chd-california-heat-protections/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2277475&preview=true&preview_id=2277475

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News contributor Erin Rode discussed California prison heat protections on KVPR’s Central Valley Daily on Sept. 24.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the removal of more than 750,000 people from Affordable Care Act coverage over fraud claims on WBUR’s Here & Now on Sept. 23. Rovner also discussed “Medicare for All” on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show on Sept. 22.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Stephanie Armour discussed health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments to an anti-vaccine group that he founded and the surgeon general nominee’s contradictory comments in her confirmation hearing on WBUR’s Here & Now on Sept. 18.

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Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed Kennedy’s comments on CBS News 24/7 on Sept. 17.

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Health Journalists Visit Conservative Georgia District and Weigh AI Bioweapon Threat /on-air/on-air-september-19-2026-cancer-ai-biological-weapons-georgia-14th/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2286318&preview=true&preview_id=2286318

Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the findings of a recent cancer report on CBS News 24/7’s Mornings on Sept. 16. Gounder also discussed the potential of artificial intelligence to be used in developing biological weapons on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Sept. 11.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Georgia correspondent Briah Lumpkins discussed a conservative Georgia congressional district that has remained supportive of President Donald Trump despite rising healthcare costs on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Sept. 11.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Florida correspondent Daniel Chang discussed in Spanish how gun violence affects children in Florida on Radio Bilingüe’s Línea Abierta on Sept. 10.


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Journalists Detail Data on Suicide, Primary Care Shortages, and Gun Violence /on-air/on-air-september-12-2026-opioid-settlements-primary-care-gun-violence/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2283273&preview=true&preview_id=2283273

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed Louisiana sheriffs’ spending of opioid settlement payouts on Attitude With Arnie Arnesen on Sept. 1. Pattani also discussed addressing loneliness and isolation as part of suicide prevention on Good Faith Media’s Our Stigma on Aug. 31.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed primary care shortages on PBS News’ Horizons on Aug. 28.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Florida correspondent Daniel Chang discussed how gun violence affects Florida’s children on Fox 13 Tampa Bay on Aug. 26.


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With Midterms Looming, Journalists Consider Measles, Food Recalls, and Obamacare /on-air/on-air-august-29-2026-measles-vaccination-food-recalls-midterm-elections/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2281043&preview=true&preview_id=2281043

Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed fatal measles cases on CBS News 24/7’s Mornings on Aug. 26. Gounder fact-checked Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz’s comments about vaccines and drug prices on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Aug. 24. She also discussed food recalls this summer on CBS News 24/7’s The Takeout With Major Garrett on Aug. 24.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed kindergarten vaccination rates on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show on Aug. 25.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News contributor Mark Kreidler discussed the use of artificial intelligence for Medicaid reenrollment on KVPR’s Central Valley Daily on Aug. 24.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby discussed the state of the Affordable Care Act on Vox’s Today, Explained podcast on Aug. 24.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Georgia correspondent Briah Lumpkins discussed the importance of healthcare policy in upcoming elections on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Aug. 21.

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Journalists Highlight Innovations in Vaccines and Safeguarding Maternal Health /on-air/on-air-august-22-2026-melanoma-mrna-vaccine-deloitte-maternal-wristbands-shop-around-for-surgery/ Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2277476&preview=true&preview_id=2277476

Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the potential of Moderna’s melanoma vaccine breakthrough on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Aug. 19, drawing on her experience as a former melanoma patient.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed how an issue with Deloitte-run information technology systems denied Medicaid coverage to disabled Michiganders on NPR’s Stateside on Aug. 18.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed how hospitals are using wristbands to help reduce maternal deaths on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Aug. 14.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed President Donald Trump’s executive order on childhood vaccines on Slate’s What Next podcast on Aug. 13. Rovner also discussed Medicare on Attitude With Arnie Arnesen on Aug. 11.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News ethnic media editor Paula Andalo discussed how an uninsured patient saved thousands by shopping around for the best surgery price on Radio Bilingüe’s Línea Abierta on Aug. 12.


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Gounder Brings Clarity to Egg Freezing, AI Virus Creation, and New Trump Vaccine Order /on-air/on-air-august-15-2026-public-health-vaccines-egg-freezing-organ-donation/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2273171&preview=true&preview_id=2273171

Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed Americans’ skepticism toward public health experts and President Donald Trump’s executive order on childhood vaccines on CBS News 24/7 and CBS News’ CBS Mornings, respectively, on Aug. 11.

On Aug. 10, Gounder discussed the risks and benefits of egg freezing on CBS Mornings.

Gounder also discussed organ donation and scientists’ creation of new viruses with AI on CBS Mornings and CBS News 24/7, respectively, on Aug 7.

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Journalists Cover Cyclospora and Measles Outbreaks, and Changing Health Policies /on-air/on-air-august-8-2026-cyclospora-measles-work-requirements-part-d-subsidy/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?p=2270431&preview=true&preview_id=2270431

Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the cyclosporiasis outbreak on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Aug. 5. Gounder discussed New Mexico’s measles outbreak on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Aug. 4. She also discussed peptides on Ideastream Public Media/WKSU’s Sound of Ideas on Aug. 3.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the end of a Biden-era Medicare Part D subsidy on WBUR’s Here & Now on Aug. 3.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed the new medical frailty work requirements on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on July 31.


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Journalists Catch You Up on Fauci Hearing, Peptides, and Kids’ Caffeine Consumption /on-air/on-air-august-1-2026-fauci-hearing-fda-peptides-epa-grants-children-caffeine/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=article&p=1658809

Céline Gounder, Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed how children’s caffeine consumption is affecting their health on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on July 30.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed the recent Anthony Fauci Senate hearing on CBS News 24/7 on July 29.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Fauci hearing on WBUR’s Here & Now on July 29. Rovner also discussed exceptional Affordable Care Act enrollment in New Mexico on KJZZ’s The Show on July 29.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News national public health correspondent Amy Maxmen discussed the FDA potentially easing restrictions on peptide drugs on CBS News 24/7 on July 24.

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News Georgia correspondent Briah Lumpkins discussed the local impact of the loss of Environmental Protection Agency grant money on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on July 24.


Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½Ò•îl Health News HawaiÊ»i correspondent Ashley Mizuo discussed the challenge of finding placement for prisoners after their compassionate release from detention on HawaiÊ»i Public Radio’s The Conversation on July 22.


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