Aria Bendix was formerly a senior reporter at Insider, covering science and health.
She wrote predominantly about the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, she broke the news that the CDC had unnecessarily delayed coronavirus testing for more than two weeks by failing to communicate with state labs. Then in May 2020, she broke the news that some COVID-19 patients were developing long-lasting symptoms (now known as long COVID).
In addition to COVID-19, Aria reported on environmental toxins and diseases such as autism and Alzheimer's. Her feature stories revealed harmful levels of lead in drinking water in Newark, New Jersey, and cancer and chronic coughs among residents of a former nuclear training site in San Francisco. She often appeared on radio shows, podcasts, and television to discuss her work.
Aria was previously an Assistant Editor at The Atlantic and an in-house journalist at New York University. She holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard and a Master of Fine Arts from The New School.
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