Aria Bendix

Health Reporter

I am a health reporter for NBC News Digital. I cover a variety of health-related topics with an emphasis on public health issues such as disease, vaccine approvals, mental health and abortion.

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I am a health reporter for NBC News Digital. I cover a variety of health-related topics with an emphasis on public health issues such as disease, vaccine approvals, mental health and abortion.

Do you have a news tip you want to share with our journalists? Visit NBC News Tips to learn more.


Latest from Aria Bendix

Serena Williams reveals she's taking weight loss medication: 'I don't take shortcuts'

Tennis champion Serena Williams said Thursday that she is taking weight loss medication after struggling to see results from diet and exercise following the birth of her two daughters, Olympia and Adira.“As an athlete and as someone that has done everything, I just couldn’t get my weight to where I needed to be at a healthy place, and believe me I don’t take shortcuts.

Her spine surgery was denied. Doctors say it's all too common.

By the time she graduated high school, the back pain that Nala White first noticed at age 13 had radiated to her left leg, creating an unbearable sensation of pins and needles.

HHS revives task force on childhood vaccine safety

A long-dormant federal task force on childhood vaccine safety is being revived, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday
8d ago

Anti-vaccine myths surged on social media ahead of the CDC shooting

In the weeks before the shooting at the CDC headquarters, posts tying Covid vaccines to mental illness accrued millions of views.

How Trump is reshaping government data

Meteorological data collected by some weather balloons has been halted.
16d ago

A little-known approach to infertility is complicating the White House's IVF push

President Donald Trump has nicknamed himself “the fertilization president,” but six months after he formally pledged to expand access to in vitro fertilization, the White House has yet to issue a policy to that end
17d ago

A salty twist: Diabetes risk study says french fries are a culprit

Craving French fries? Dunking your spuds in a deep fryer might be a recipe for elevating your risk of type 2 diabetes.
17d ago

RFK Jr. cuts $500 million in mRNA vaccine contracts, dealing major blow to promising area of research

The Trump administration is terminating 22 contracts focused on developing mRNA vaccines and winding down additional federal investments in mRNA technology, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
22d ago

Bat flies into woman's mouth in Arizona, costing her nearly $21,000 in medical bills

A Massachusetts woman was bitten by nearly $21,000 in medical bills after a bat flew into her mouth during a freak incident while vacationing in Northern Arizona, the unlucky traveler said Friday.
23d ago

Trump revives Presidential Fitness Test

The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back.

Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, 71, died from heart attack

A heart attack caused the death of pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, authorities said Thursday, a week after the larger-than-life entertainer passed away in Florida