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
The fertility rate was stable in 2024, but it's still near record lows
As the Trump administration renews its focus on declining birth rates in the U.S., new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that births were fairly stable in 2024, rising 1% over the year prior.
White House replaces Covid resource page with lab leak website
Anyone who tried to access Covid.gov, a federal website once dedicated to Covid resources, found something drastically different in its place Friday.
HHS eliminates advisory committee on newborn screening ahead of vote on rare disorders
RFK Jr.'s Health Department shut down an advisory group that recommends how to test newborns for genetic disorders.
CDC says measles cases are most likely underreported as outbreak swells in Texas
Measles cases are likely being underreported in the U.S. as public health officials scramble to find resources to manage a ballooning outbreak in Texas according to a CDC scientist.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine protection 'wanes very quickly'
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for people to get the measles vaccine, while falsely claiming it has not been “safety tested” and its protection is short-lived.
Kennedy draws from misinformation playbook by touting an inhaled steroid to treat measles
The measles outbreak in West Texas has reignited familiar anti-vaccine tactics: claiming there are readily available treatments for the disease while sowing doubt in the safety of vaccines.
Invasive strep infections have more than doubled in the U.S., CDC study finds
Severe, possibly life-threatening strep infections are rising in the United States.
Trump administration axes more than $125M in LGBTQ health funding, upending research field
The National Institutes of Health has canceled more than 270 grants focused on LGBTQ health in recent weeks.
Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans
Fifty years ago, life expectancy in the U.S. and wealthy European countries was relatively similar.
It's time to worry about bird flu in cats
Pet owners whose cats got bird flu describe their symptoms. At least 126 domestic cats have contracted bird flu. Experts recommend avoiding raw meat and raw milk.
Utah becomes first state to ban fluoride in public water
Utah is the first state to ban fluoride in public water, after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill prohibiting the addition of the mineral, which can prevent tooth decay, into water systems.
