Journalists Address HHS Under Trump, Rural PFAS Contamination, and Bird Flu

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Jan 14, 2025 - 10:50

Journalists Address HHS Under Trump, Rural PFAS Contamination, and Bird Flu

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Department of Health and Human Services, the federal workforce, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on WAMU’s “1A” on Jan. 8.

Click here to hear Rovner on “1A”

KFF Health News video producer and visual reporter Hannah Norman discussed PFAS contamination in well water on KVPR’s “Central Valley Daily” on Jan. 7.

KFF Health News public health local editor and correspondent Amy Maxmen discussed the bird flu outbreak on KMOX on Jan. 8.

Click here to hear Maxmen on KMOX
Read Maxmen’s “How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic”

KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed a new rule banning medical debt from credit reports on CBS Evening News on Jan. 7. Gounder also discussed the increase in covid, flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and norovirus cases across the U.S. as well as what to know about norovirus on CBS News 24/7 on Jan. 6 and Dec. 31, respectively.

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