Physician-Journalist Shines Light on Measles Upsurge and New GLP-1 Study

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed an increase in measles cases in the U.S. on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Jan. 15. Gounder also discussed a new study on GLP-1 weight loss drugs on CBS News’ CBS News 24/7 and CBS Mornings on Jan. 8.

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<h1>Physician-Journalist Shines Light on Measles Upsurge and New GLP-1 Study</h1>
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			January 17, 2026		</time>
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KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed an increase in measles cases in the U.S. on CBS News’ CBS Mornings on Jan. 15. Gounder also discussed a new study on GLP-1 weight loss drugs on CBS News’ CBS News 24/7 and CBS Mornings on Jan. 8.<ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/measles-cases-climb-in-the-us-after-2025-was-worst-year-in-decades/">Click here to watch Gounder discuss measles on CBS Mornings.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHde65cQZAw">Click here to watch Gounder discuss GLP-1 weight loss drugs on CBS News 24/7.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5koUDjAvwIY">Click here to watch Gounder discuss GLP-1 weight loss drugs on CBS Mornings.</a></li></ul><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>.<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-january-17-2026-measles-south-carolina-vaccination-glp1-weight-loss-drugs/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.<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;">
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