Journalists Track Medical Device Malfunctions, Opioid Settlement Payments, and Abortion Bans

KFF Health News correspondent Daniel Chang discussed malfunctions of the LVAD Heart Mate 3, an FDA-approved mechanical heart pump, on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ideas Network on Jan. 3.

Click here to hear Chang on the Ideas Network’s “The Morning Show.”
Read “Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?” by Chang and Holly K. Hacker.

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani joined a roundtable panel to discuss the drug crisis and opioid settlement funds on NPR on Dec. 28. Pattani also discussed opioid settlement funds on CBS News’ “Eye on Health” on Dec. 15.

Click here to hear Pattani on NPR.
Click here to watch Pattani on “Eye on Health.”
Read Pattani’s series, “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Cash Settlement.”

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed how abortion bans fared in courts in Texas and New Orleans on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Jan. 3.

Click here to hear Rovner on NPR.

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<h1>Journalists Track Medical Device Malfunctions, Opioid Settlement Payments, and Abortion Bans</h1>
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<p /><p>KFF Health News correspondent Daniel Chang discussed malfunctions of the LVAD Heart Mate 3, an FDA-approved mechanical heart pump, on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Ideas Network on Jan. 3.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wpr.org/listen/2128928">Click here to hear Chang on the Ideas Network’s “The Morning Show.”</a></li><li>Read “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medical-device-heart-lvad-fda-database-abbott-thoratec/">Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?</a>” by Chang and Holly K. Hacker.</li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani joined a roundtable panel to discuss the drug crisis and opioid settlement funds on NPR on Dec. 28. Pattani also discussed opioid settlement funds on CBS News’ “Eye on Health” on Dec. 15.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/28/1220881380/overdose-fentanyl-drugs-addiction">Click here to hear Pattani on NPR</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLQI60rTN-g&list=PLeAhy4TE2-hUWjwPHO3mHDAUNmx6zfnaY&index=5">Click here to watch Pattani on “Eye on Health.”</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s series, <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">“Payback: Tracking the Opioid Cash Settlement.”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed how abortion bans fared in courts in Texas and New Orleans on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Jan. 3.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/03/1222755602/texas-abortion-bans-upheld-in-federal-court">Click here to hear Rovner on NPR</a>.</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-medical-device-malfunctions-opioid-settlement-payments-abortion-bans/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-medical-device-malfunctions-opioid-settlement-payments-abortion-bans/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-medical-device-malfunctions-opioid-settlement-payments-abortion-bans/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Track%20Medical%20Device%20Malfunctions%2C%20Opioid%20Settlement%20Payments%2C%20and%20Abortion%20Bans&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY1ODgwOQ&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-medical-device-malfunctions-opioid-settlement-payments-abortion-bans/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/journalists-medical-device-malfunctions-opioid-settlement-payments-abortion-bans/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1794289&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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