Journalists Explain Colorectal Cancer Risk and Federal Pullback on Georgia Disability Oversight

February 21, 2026

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on CBS News 24/7’s The Daily Report on Feb. 16 how the recent deaths of two actors sparked searches for colorectal cancer information.

Click here to watch Gounder on The Daily Report.

KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Feb. 13 how the Justice Department is pulling back its oversight of Georgia’s system for people with disabilities.

Click here to hear Whitehead on The Georgia Health Report.
Read Whitehead’s “Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight.”

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Journalists Explain Colorectal Cancer Risk and Federal Pullback on Georgia Disability Oversight

February 21, 2026

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<h1>Journalists Explain Colorectal Cancer Risk and Federal Pullback on Georgia Disability Oversight</h1>

<p>Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on CBS News 24/7’s <em>The Daily Report</em> on Feb. 16 how the recent deaths of two actors sparked searches for colorectal cancer information.</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoiYYqMiM_4">Click here to watch Gounder on <em>The Daily Report</em>.</a></li>
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<p>KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed on WUGA’s <em>The</em> <em>Georgia Health Report</em> on Feb. 13 how the Justice Department is pulling back its oversight of Georgia’s system for people with disabilities.</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2026-02-13/georgia-health-report-federal-oversight-of-state-mental-health-system-to-scale-back">Click here to hear Whitehead on <em>The Georgia Health Report</em>.</a></li>

<li>Read Whitehead’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/georgia-disabilities-institutionalized-federal-oversight-doj/">Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight</a>.”</li>
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