Journalists Discuss Bird Flu, Tick-Borne Illnesses, and Lessons From Covid Response

KFF Health News public health local editor and correspondent Amy Maxmen discussed the bird flu outbreak on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on June 17.

KFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed tick-borne illnesses and research on CBS News’ “CBS Mornings” on June 17. She also discussed the bird flu outbreak on “CBS Mornings” on June 14.

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how journalists can responsibly report on suicides on Content Warning: The Podcast’s “A Larger Context of Risk with Dr. Holly Wilcox & Aneri Pattani” on June 16.

Click here to hear Pattani on “A Larger Context of Risk with Dr. Holly Wilcox & Aneri Pattani”

KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed electronic cigarettes on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on June 14. Miller also discussed congressional testimony by Anthony Fauci about covid-19 on “The Georgia Health Report” on June 7.

KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam N. Levey discussed proposed federal regulations to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports on KCBS on June 11.

Click here to hear Levey on KCBS
Read Levey’s “Biden Administration Advances Plan To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores”

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<h1>Journalists Discuss Bird Flu, Tick-Borne Illnesses, and Lessons From Covid Response</h1>
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<p>KFF Health News public health local editor and correspondent Amy Maxmen discussed the bird flu outbreak on KMOX’s “Total Information AM” on June 17.</p><ul><li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/total-information-am/should-we-be-concerned-about-bird-flu-becoming-a-p">Click here to hear Maxmen on “Total Information AM”</a></li><li>Read Maxmen’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bird-flu-tests-pandemic-possibility-preparedness/">Bird Flu Tests Are Hard To Get. So How Will We Know When To Sound the Pandemic Alarm?</a>“</li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed tick-borne illnesses and research on CBS News’ “CBS Mornings” on June 17.  She also discussed the bird flu outbreak on “CBS Mornings” on June 14.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/hunters-collaborate-with-researchers-to-better-understand-tick-borne-illnesses/">Click here to watch Gounder discuss tick-borne illnesses on “CBS Mornings”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/what-to-know-about-the-h5n1-virus-and-its-impact-on-humans/">Click here to watch Gounder discuss the bird flu outbreak on “CBS Mornings”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how journalists can responsibly report on suicides on Content Warning: The Podcast’s “A Larger Context of Risk with Dr. Holly Wilcox & Aneri Pattani” on June 16.</p><ul><li><a href="https://content-warning-the-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-larger-context-of-risk-with-dr-holly-wilcox-aneri-pattani">Click here to hear Pattani on “A Larger Context of Risk with Dr. Holly Wilcox & Aneri Pattani”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News contributor Andy Miller discussed electronic cigarettes on WUGA’s “The Georgia Health Report” on June 14. Miller also discussed congressional testimony by Anthony Fauci about covid-19 on “The Georgia Health Report” on June 7.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2024-06-14/the-georgia-health-report-electronic-cigarettes">Click here to hear Miller discuss electronic cigarettes on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wuga.org/show/wuga-health-desk/2024-06-07/the-georgia-health-report-government-hearings-with-dr-fauci">Click here to hear Miller discuss Fauci’s testimony on “The Georgia Health Report”</a></li><li>Watch Hannah Norman’s video, “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/watch-anthony-fauci-defends-covid-response-congress/">Watch: Anthony Fauci Defends Feds’ Covid Response, Calling Lawmakers’ Accusations ‘Preposterous’</a>” </li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Noam N. Levey discussed proposed federal regulations to ban medical debt from appearing on credit reports on KCBS on June 11.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs-radio-on-demand-011f4/episodes/biden-administration-wants-to-ban-medical-debt-from-credit-reports-c8d91">Click here to hear Levey on KCBS</a></li><li>Read Levey’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/biden-administration-plan-remove-medical-debt-credit-scores/">Biden Administration Advances Plan To Remove Medical Debt From Credit Scores</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>

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