Julio Ochoa
WLRN
Tampa, FL, United States
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Coronavirus Test Results Still Taking Days For Many Floridians
Health experts say when test results are delayed it impacts contact tracing and quarantine efforts that help prevent the disease from spreading. → Read More
Wear a Mask. If Only It Were That Simple.
Health experts agree masks are the cheapest, best weapon against the coronavirus pandemic. But how should mask-wearing be enforced? Mandates? Fines? Polite requests? It’s hard to figure out what wo… → Read More
Fewer Florida Children Live In Poor Neighborhoods, Study Says
The percentage of children living in high-poverty neighborhoods in Florida has decreased 8 percent since the Great Recession, according to a new study from → Read More
Funding For Children’s Health Insurance Included In State Budget
Funding within this year’s budget could help thousands of children get health insurance. → Read More
State Settles With Trulieve Over Marijuana Dispensary Caps
Florida's largest medical marijuana licensee has settled a lawsuit with the state over how many dispensaries it can open. → Read More
USF Selects Steven Currall As Next President
The University of South Florida Board of Trustees have selected Steven Currall as the next USF Ststem president. → Read More
Florida Fails To Open Methadone Clinics In Opioid Crisis
It's not even 6 a.m. when Amy and Christie begin a 45 minute drive south. The two friends are headed to a clinic in Hernando County where they’ll get a dose of methadone. They take this trip seven days a week, they said, to keep from relapsing into the pill addiction that nearly destroyed their lives. But it's not an easy commute from their homes in Citrus County, about 90 minutes north of… → Read More
USF Recruiting 1,600 Volunteers For $22 Million Dementia Study
The University of South Florida is recruiting 1,600 elderly volunteers to determine whether computer brain exercises can prevent dementia. → Read More
Medicaid Changes For Florida's Most Vulnerable Children
The state starts rolling out new Medicaid managed care plans on Saturday and some are worried about the impacts to Florida’s most vulnerable children.The → Read More
Florida’s Rate Of Uninsured Children Increases
The number and rate of uninsured children increased in Florida and across the nation in 2017, according to a report released today by Georgetown University → Read More
Oscar Asks Court To Immediately Stop Florida Blue’s Exclusivity Policy
A new health insurer in Florida filed a motion to immediately block Florida Blue from contracting exclusively with insurance brokers. → Read More
Affordable Care Act Enrollment Down Over First 2 Weeks
There's less than a month left to enroll for health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace and so far this year fewer people have been → Read More
Florida Blue Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From Oscar Health
A health insurance provider that started selling plans on Florida’s Affordable Care Act marketplace this year is suing the state’s largest insurer. → Read More
St. Pete Settles Clean Water Act Lawsuit Over Sewage Releases
St. Petersburg leaders have settled a lawsuit filed by environmental groups in 2016 after the city released millions of gallons of sewage into Tampa Bay. → Read More
Changes Coming for Medicare in 2019
Open enrollment for Medicare begins October 15 and this year there are lots of changes that will create more health care options for seniors.The Centers → Read More
Red Tide Killing Threatened Shorebirds
A bird that migrates more than 9,000 miles from the Arctic to the southern tip of South America, is encountering problems when it stops over in the Tampa → Read More
FEMA Holding Meetings To Discuss New Pinellas Flood Zone Maps
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is updating its flood zone maps in the Tampa Bay area and the changes could affect thousands of home and business → Read More
Parents Are Leery Of Schools Requiring ‘Mental Health’ Disclosures By Students
Florida school districts now have to ask if a new student has ever been referred for mental health services. It's a legislative attempt to help troubled kids. Will it work, or increase stigma instead? → Read More
E-Cigarette Use Increased By 60 Percent Among Florida’s Youth
E-cigarette use among young people in Florida spiked over the past year, according to data released by Tobacco Free Florida.The rate of e-cigarette use → Read More
Parents Are Leery Of Schools Requiring 'Mental Health' Disclosures By Students
Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health. The new requirement is part of a law → Read More