Journalists Dig in on Delta Variant Risks and Opioid Overdose Deaths

KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

July 24, 2021

KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed outbreaks caused by the covid-19 delta variant in Missouri and elsewhere on Newsy on Thursday.

Click here to watch Weber on Newsy
Read Weber’s “The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of Political and Public Health Discord”

KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioids and the rise in overdose deaths on Newsy’s “Morning Rush” on July 16.

Click here to watch Pattani on Newsy
Read Pattani’s “How ERs Fail Patients With Addiction: One Patient’s Tragic Death”

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July 24, 2021

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<p>KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber discussed outbreaks caused by the covid-19 delta variant in Missouri and elsewhere on Newsy on Thursday. </p>

<ul><li><a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/missouri-grapples-with-delta-variant-surge/">Click here to watch Weber on Newsy</a></li><li>Read Weber’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/missouri-covid-delta-variant-thrives-political-discord-public-health/">The Delta Variant Thrives in a State of Political and Public Health Discord</a>”</li></ul>

<p>KHN correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed opioids and the rise in overdose deaths on Newsy’s “Morning Rush” on July 16.    </p>

<ul><li><a href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/what-s-behind-the-rise-in-u-s-overdose-deaths/">Click here to watch Pattani on Newsy</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/how-ers-fail-patients-with-addiction-one-patients-tragic-death/">How ERs Fail Patients With Addiction: One Patient’s Tragic Death</a>”</li></ul>

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