Olivia Aldridge is a Health Care Reporter at KUT, Austin's NPR station. With a passion for local news, she focuses on health and wellness, covering topics such as consumer health, mental health, and the impact of the pandemic on communities. Olivia's work has been featured in various outlets including NPR, Texas Public Radio, and High Plains Public Radio.
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Olivia Aldridge’s reporting focuses on local government and politics, health & wellbeing, and business in the United States with a specific focus on Texas, particularly Austin. Her coverage includes topics such as abortion rights, women's health, healthcare industry developments including nurses' issues.
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By: Olivia Aldridge
As rising premiums have led 5 million people to drop their Affordable Care Act plans, a program in Austin has held steady and could be a potential model for other cities hoping to make healthcare more affordable for key populations and industries like music or food.
By: Olivia Aldridge
Musician Zack Morgan jokes that when he lost his corporate job in 2015, it was like being pushed off a cliff.
By: Olivia Aldridge
Zack Morgan plays keyboard for a number of bands in Austin. He's been a full-time musician since 2015.
By: Olivia Aldridge
Musician Zack Morgan jokes that when he lost his corporate job in 2015, it was like being pushed off a cliff. For years, he said, he'd been playing both sides
By: Olivia Aldridge
Musician Zack Morgan jokes that when he lost his corporate job in 2015, it was like being pushed off a cliff. For years, he said, he’d been playing both sides
By: Olivia Aldridge
The court dismissed a case brought by a group of Travis County taxpayers that alleged the local hospital district's support of UT's medical school did not adequately fall in line with Central Health's directive to fund healthcare for poor residents.
By: Olivia Aldridge
After a yearslong decline, the school district brought vaccination rates up for some shots by more than 20% last year. District health leaders credit the change to a range of targeted efforts.
By: Olivia Aldridge
Lindsay Palinsky, artistic director of The Baron's Men, delivers Hamlet's famous soliloquy "To be or not to be" during the Great Austin Shake Off at the Scottish Rite Theater on Saturday.
By: Olivia Aldridge
AUSTIN, Texas — Musician Zack Morgan jokes that when he lost his corporate job in 2015, it was like being pushed off a cliff.
By: Olivia Aldridge
The case marks Travis County's second reported measles infection of 2026.
