Journalists Discuss Health Care for Incarcerated Children and the Possibility of a Bird Flu Pandemic

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed the possibility of a bird flu pandemic on WAMU’s “1A” on Feb. 20. Gounder also discussed the potential of an off-label drug being studied to help some autistic kids improve their ability to speak on CBS News’ “CBS Evening News” on Feb. 17.

KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the expansion of health care access to incarcerated youths on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Feb. 14.

Click here to hear Rayasam on “The Georgia Health Report”
Read Rayasam’s “Some Incarcerated Youths Will Get Health Care After Release Under New Law“

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<h1>Journalists Discuss Health Care for Incarcerated Children and the Possibility of a Bird Flu Pandemic</h1>
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			February 22, 2025		</time>
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<p>KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed the possibility of a bird flu pandemic on WAMU’s “1A” on Feb. 20. Gounder also discussed the potential of an off-label drug being studied to help some autistic kids improve their ability to speak on CBS News’ “CBS Evening News” on Feb. 17.</p><ul><li><a href="https://the1a.org/segments/the-possibility-of-a-bird-flu-pandemic/">Click here to hear Gounder on “1A”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/parents-say-off-label-drug-helped-son-with-autism-speak/">Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Evening News”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed the expansion of health care access to incarcerated youths on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on Feb. 14.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2025-02-14/georgia-health-report-healthcare-access-to-expand-for-incarcerated-youth">Click here to hear Rayasam on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li>Read Rayasam’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/incarcerated-youth-juvenile-jail-reentry-medicaid-chip-texas-mental-health/">Some Incarcerated Youths Will Get Health Care After Release Under New Law</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/on-air-february-22-2025-bird-flu-autism-prison-medical-care/">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=1989105&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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