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Gounder Gives Lowdown on Ebola, Peptides, and Colorectal Screenings

Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Céline Gounder, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed recent warnings about research-grade peptides and new colorectal cancer screening guidelines on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on May 27. She also discussed the Ebola outbreak centered on the Democratic Republic of Congo and whether it’s expected to spread on May 26.

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Journalists Distill News on Ebola, Licensing Midwives, and California’s Budget

Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Céline Gounder, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the diversion of a Detroit-bound plane to Canada over Ebola concerns on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on May 21. Gounder also discussed how the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has been declared a global health emergency on Fox’s LiveNOW on May 18.

��ýҕ�l Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed Georgia’s debate over licensing midwives on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on May 15.

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Read reporter Lisa Rab’s “License To Deliver: Some Midwives Break the Law To Assist With Home Births.”

��ýҕ�l Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart discussed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget rollbacks on KQED’s Political Breakdown on May 14.

��ýҕ�l Health News California correspondent Christine Mai-Duc discussed Medicaid funding in California on LAist’s AirTalk on May 14.

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Journalists Unpack Latest on Vaccines, Vaping, and TrumpRx

Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

��ýҕ�l Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5.

Céline Gounder, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the rising cost of drug prices, despite hopes about TrumpRx, on CBS News’ The Daily Report on May 7.

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Hantavirus News Roundup: From Céline Gounder of ��ýҕ�l Health News

Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Following a recent outbreak of the deadly hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius, ��ýҕ�l Health News editor-at-large and infectious disease doctor Céline Gounder spoke to numerous media outlets about the risks from the disease. Here are some highlights from Gounder on the evolving story.

WHO: Hantavirus Outbreak Risk to Public Is ‘Absolutely Low’

Gounder joined MS Now on May 8 to explain who is at risk of contracting the disease and what is known about how hantavirus spreads, and to share her thoughts on whether people should be worried about traveling.

Comparing Hantavirus and Covid-19

Gounder joined CBS News’ The Takeout on May 8 to break down how hantavirus differs from covid and what the public should realistically be concerned about.

What People Need To Know About Hantavirus

Gounder joined CBS Saturday Morning on May 9 to share what people need to know about hantavirus, including the steps that the U.S. government is taking to contain the outbreak.

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Journalists Shed Light on Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak and a Crisis in the Nation’s ERs

Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Céline Gounder, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak on PBS NewsHour, Fox’s LiveNow From Fox, and CBS News’ CBS Mornings on May 5. She also discussed the hantavirus outbreak on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 6.

Elisabeth Rosenthal, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ senior contributing editor for health news analysis, discussed the national crisis of emergency room boarding on PBS’ Amanpour & Co. and WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show on April 28.

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Read Rosenthal’s “A ‘Barbaric’ Problem in American Hospitals Is Only Getting Bigger.”

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Journalists Share Latest on Baby Formula Safety, Estrogen Patches, and Postcancer Costs

Sat, 02 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Céline Gounder, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the results of the FDA’s largest baby formula safety test on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on April 29. She also discussed how women seeking treatment for menopause symptoms are facing a shortage of estrogen patches on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on April 27.

��ýҕ�l Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the rising cost of postcancer care on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on April 24.

Read Rayasam’s “They’re in Remission, but Their Medical Bills Aren’t: Cancer Survivors Navigate Soaring Costs.”

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Gounder Culls the News, From Ticks and AI to Who Might Lead CDC

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Céline Gounder, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the increase in hospital visits during tick season on CBS’ CBS Mornings on April 20. On April 18, for CBS News’ The Daily Report, Gounder discussed how some health podcasts generated by artificial intelligence are spreading misinformation. She also spoke with Scripps News about President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz.

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Journalists Talk Hot Health Topics: Urgent Care Clinics Performing Abortions and Doulas’ Pay

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

��ýҕ�l Health News Michigan correspondent Kate Wells discussed urgent care clinics offering abortions on Apple News Today on April 15.

Read Wells’ “Urgent Care Clinics Move To Fill Abortion Care Gaps in Rural Areas.”

��ýҕ�l Health News Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed doula Medicaid reimbursements on Montana Public Radio on April 9.

Read Houghton’s “This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit.”

��ýҕ�l Health News contributor Michelle Andrews discussed farm bureau health plans on The Yonder Report on April 8.

Read Andrews’ “Farm Bureau Health Plans Beat the ACA on Prices With an Age-Old Tactic: Rejecting Sick People.”

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Rovner Recaps Medicaid Cuts’ Impact on Hospitals and Fields Caller Questions on Affordability

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

��ýҕ�l Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Medicaid cuts on WAMU’s 1A on April 7. She also discussed health care affordability on The Middle With Jeremy Hobson on April 3.

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Journalists Capsulize Weight Loss News and ACA Premium Pressures

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Céline Gounder, ��ýҕ�l Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed a new weight loss pill approved by the FDA on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on April 2.

��ýҕ�l Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed high Affordable Care Act premiums on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on March 27.

Read Renuka Rayasam’s “When Health Insurance Costs More Than the Mortgage.”

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