Journalists Drill Down on Bird Flu Risks, Opioid Settlement Payouts, and Fluoride in Drinking Water

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, discussed the latest bird flu developments on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on April 25.

Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings”

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the details of Tennessee’s distribution of $80 million in opioid settlement funds on WPLN’s “Morning Edition” on April 22.

Click here to hear Pattani on “Morning Edition”
Read Pattani’s series “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash”

KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed water fluoridation on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on April 19.

Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report”
Read Miller’s “As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US”

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<h1>Journalists Drill Down on Bird Flu Risks, Opioid Settlement Payouts, and Fluoride in Drinking Water</h1>
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<p>Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health, discussed the latest bird flu developments on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on April 25.</p><ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/rmuO_3PPbcc?si=jwEVcoB0DQvZmY59">Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed the details of Tennessee’s distribution of $80 million in opioid settlement funds on WPLN’s “Morning Edition” on April 22.</p><ul><li><a href="https://wpln.org/post/tennessee-is-distributing-80-million-in-opioid-settlement-funds-heres-what-to-know/">Click here to hear Pattani on “Morning Edition”</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s series “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash</a>”</li></ul><p>KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed water fluoridation on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on April 19. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2024-04-19/the-georgia-health-report-fluoride-drinking-water">Click here to hear Miller on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li>Read Miller’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/fluoride-drinking-water-local-bans/">As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US</a>”</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-27-2024-bird-flu-opioid-fluoride/?share=x">X</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-27-2024-bird-flu-opioid-fluoride/?share=facebook">Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-27-2024-bird-flu-opioid-fluoride/?share=linkedin">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Drill%20Down%20on%20Bird%20Flu%20Risks%2C%20Opioid%20Settlement%20Payouts%2C%20and%20Fluoride%20in%20Drinking%20Water&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY1ODgwOQ&share=email">Email</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-27-2024-bird-flu-opioid-fluoride/#print">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/kff-health-news-on-the-air-this-week-april-27-2024-bird-flu-opioid-fluoride/">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=1845145&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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