
Jake Harper was an investigative reporter for Side Effects Public Media, a Midwest health reporting collaboration based at WFYI. With Lauren Bavis, he co-hosts Sick, a podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy.

Jake Harper was an investigative reporter for Side Effects Public Media, a Midwest health reporting collaboration based at WFYI. With Lauren Bavis, he co-hosts Sick, a podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy.
More than 230 people became infected with HIV in Indiana, worsened by delayed action from former Gov. Mike Pence. Experts and locals credit Indiana's first syringe exchange program for stopping the spread.