When suicide threats come calling: ‘I try to make a connection.’
Tampa Bay Times, Published July 22, 2018, A1
The musical ringtone carries a particular urgency — that a call from the National Suicide Prevention Hotline has been routed here, to the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.

Mealses cases are on the rise, but some Tampa Bay parents won’t vaccinate their kids. 

Tampa Bay Times, Published June 16, 2019, A1 While health officials push a message that vaccines are safe and necessary, they often fail to connect with those who distrust traditional medicine.

Are Florida doctors prepared to treat patients with medical marijuana? 
Tampa Bay Times, Published Oct. 8, 2017, A1
Some patients are finding themselves in the unsettling position of being in the examining room with physicians who seem tentative, unable to speak with much authority about medical marijuana.

Pregnancy centers draw scrutiny as lawmakers seek to elevate their status
Tampa Bay Times, Published Jan. 10, 2018, A1
The contrast goes to the heart of a simmering debate as Florida lawmakers prepare to make a key decision on the future of the centers: Should the state continue to fund them every year as part of the budget process, or give them a more exalted position by enshrining them in state law as a permanent program overseen by the Department of Health?

Chronic pain sufferes plead for a nuanced approach to opioids (w/ video)
Tampa Bay Times, Published Feb. 9 2018, A1
“It comes down to quality of life,” she said. “I’m not using these drugs to get high. I’m using them so I can have some kind of life. So I can get out of bed. They don’t take my pain away. But they mask it so I can function.”

Charitable arm looks to separate from Bayfront Health. Could a sale of the hospital be next? 
Tampa Bay Times, Published Sept. 1, 2017, A1
The charitable organization that owns a 20 percent stake in Bayfront Health is pushing for city approval to separate from the downtown hospital.