Darian Benson
Darian Benson is a reporter based at WFYI in Indianapolis. An Indy native, she is eager to report on public health in her hometown. Darian graduated with a journalism degree from Indiana Unviersity- Purdue University Indianapolis. Previously, she covered city and public policy for WFYI and statewide public health for Indiana Public Broadcasting.
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A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that more than three-fourths of Americans lose sleep because of digital distractions. -
Annual Hunger Hike will raise money for food insecurity Sunday -
The organization has seen a 40 percent increase in vasectomies performed at clinics in states where the services were already offered. -
Solutions include going to different pharmacies or talking to your provider about potential changes in doses or other medications. -
One Midwest researcher wants to see if theatrical portrayals of life with addiction can help reduce stigma among medical professionals toward people with substance use disorders. -
Indiana and other states accused CVS, Walgreens and Walmart of contributing to the crisis by not appropriately managing how they distributed prescription drugs. -
The marketplace is open from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15. Hoosiers should enroll before Dec. 15 to have coverage on Jan. 1. -
Pediatricians are seeing an increase in children infected with respiratory illnesses, including respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. -
The $5.4 million grant comes from the National Institutes of Health’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term – or HEAL – Data2Action Initiative. Over the course of five years, it allows researchers to work with overdose fatality review teams in 19 Indiana counties to measure harm reduction efforts. -
Pregnant people struggling with addiction fear mistreatment from health care providers and worry about the possibility that they’ll lose custody of their baby.
