Benjamin Thorp
Enterprise Health ReporterBenjamin Thorp is an enterprise health reporter at WFYI and Side Effects Public Media. Before coming to Indiana, Ben was previously a reporter for WCMU public radio in Michigan. His work has been heard on multiple national broadcasts, including All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
Ben is the recipient of numerous journalism awards for breaking news coverage, feature writing, and photography - including a regional Edward R. Murrow in 2021.
Outside of radio, Ben is a frequent podcaster and occasional essayist. You can find him writing about rabies, growing up, and weird video games in such publications as Unwinnable, The New Southern Fugitives, Entropy Magazine, and The Rumpus.
Contact Ben at bthorp@wfyi.org and follow him on Twitter @sad_radio_lad.
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Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance on emergency abortions, sowing confusion in states with abortion restrictions and bans. -
Federal lawmakers are considering adding Medicaid work requirements — meaning people would have to prove they work, volunteer, or go to school in order to receive health insurance. Experts warn that many people who already work will fall through the cracks. -
Experts say the moderate gains in maternal mental health could be impacted by proposed cuts to Medicaid at the federal level. -
Experts worry about the impact of cuts to Medicaid and public health on maternal and infant health. -
American Lung Association warns that air pollution is worsening as EPA looks to rollback regulations. -
Long ER waits in the U.S. are common, especially for older patients. Some wait for many hours or even days to get a hospital bed. That’s according to a new data analysis by Side Effects Public Media and the Associated Press. And experts say things will only get worse as the U.S. prepares for a “silver tsunami”. -
Indianapolis Zoo and Eli Lilly are part of a push to move medical industry away from using horseshoe crab blood and towards synthetic genetically engineered alternatives. -
Experts believe the availability of life saving drugs may be responsible for the fall in overdose deaths -
The attorneys general sent a letter saying the FDA needs to take action because high demand for the weight loss drugs paired with shortages has created a market for counterfeits. -
A federal judge on Monday night temporarily stopped plans by the National Institutes of Health to cut funding to universities, hospitals and other research centers across the U.S.
