Journalists Discuss a Mysterious, Deadly Illness in Congo and Early Moves by Secretary RFK

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed a mysterious illness in Congo that has claimed dozens of lives on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on Feb. 26.

Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings”

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed moves by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on Feb. 25.

Click here to hear Rovner on “The Brian Lehrer Show”

KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how Connecticut has used its opioid settlement funds on Connecticut Public Radio on Feb. 21.

Click here to hear Pattani on Connecticut Public Radio
Read Pattani’s series, “Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash

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<h1>Journalists Discuss a Mysterious, Deadly Illness in Congo and Early Moves by Secretary RFK</h1>
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<p>KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed a mysterious illness in Congo that has claimed dozens of lives on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on Feb. 26.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BuZiNGc-LY">Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed moves by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on Feb. 25.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wnyc.org/story/rfks-moves-so-far/">Click here to hear Rovner on “The Brian Lehrer Show”</a></li></ul><p>KFF Health News senior correspondent Aneri Pattani discussed how Connecticut has used its opioid settlement funds on Connecticut Public Radio on Feb. 21.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02-21/opioid-settlement-money-connecticut-kff">Click here to hear Pattani on Connecticut Public Radio</a></li><li>Read Pattani’s series, “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/opioid-settlements/">Payback: Tracking the Opioid Settlement Cash</a></li></ul><p /><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-march-1-2025-congo-illness-bat-rfk-connecticut-opioid-funds/">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=1992781&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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