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A digital illustration in bright Copic marker and pencil shows a cluster of realistically drawn Amanita muscaria mushrooms in different phases of growth, from the button stage to fully mature. These mushrooms have a distinct red cap covered in small, white nubs, which give it a spotted appearance. The gills and stem are a cream white color.
Tampa shop sells mood-altering mushroom products. Are they safe?
The Ybor City store highlights the gaps in oversight of this new national market despite concerns from federal officials.
Union workers at HCA Florida hospitals vote for overtime ban
Members of 1199SEIU Florida, which represents more than 10,000 health care workers at 19 HCA hospitals across the state, voted overwhelmingly for the action.
1199SEIU Florida hopes a five-day halt on voluntary overtime will force the company to address what it sees as staffing shortages at 19 Florida hospitals.
How do I appeal with Medicare for refusing a medical claim?
Always keep photocopies and records of all communication with Medicare, whether written or oral, concerning your denial.
Always keep photocopies and records of all communication with Medicare, whether written or oral, concerning your denial.
US opens COVID vaccine to little kids, shots begin next week
This May 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows production of the Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 in Puurs, Belgium. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously decided that coronavirus vaccines should be opened to children as young as 6 months. The final signoff from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky was expected later Saturday. The rollout could start early next week.
The Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months to 4 years of age were approved and will soon be available.

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  1. Trump is still king of conservative merch. But DeSantis is coming.
    Earlier today• Politics
    Pro-Ron DeSantis merchandise is sold outside First Baptist North Spartanburg church in Spartanburg, S.C., during an appearance there by Florida's governor on April 19. The appearance was part of DeSantis' first public trip to the early voting state before he kicked off his 2024 Republican presidential bid.
  2. No, Florida can’t ‘kidnap’ trans kids, but new law may affect custody disputes
    Yesterday• Politics
    A protester waving a pride flag with the Florida State Seal joined hundreds of people from across the state in a rally and march, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Orlando.
  3. Union workers at HCA Florida hospitals vote for overtime ban
    Yesterday• Health
    Members of 1199SEIU Florida, which represents more than 10,000 health care workers at 19 HCA hospitals across the state, voted overwhelmingly for the action.
  5. How do I appeal with Medicare for refusing a medical claim?
    Yesterday• Business
    Always keep photocopies and records of all communication with Medicare, whether written or oral, concerning your denial.
  6. Passive-aggressive alerts from my Apple Watch in times of stress
    Yesterday• Opinion
    Check your fitness rings! It looks like you’ve been frozen in a state of overwhelm for the past 16 hours and are spiraling into an emotional pit of despair from which you will not emerge unless you make at least one meager attempt to move your body!
  7. Tampa shop sells mood-altering mushroom products. Are they safe?
    Yesterday• Health
    A digital illustration in bright Copic marker and pencil shows a cluster of realistically drawn Amanita muscaria mushrooms in different phases of growth, from the button stage to fully mature. These mushrooms have a distinct red cap covered in small, white nubs, which give it a spotted appearance. The gills and stem are a cream white color.
  8. I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 43. Let’s get uncomfortable.
    May 30• Health
    Ellen Clarke, assistant managing editor at the Tampa Bay Times, uses the exercise bike at St. Pete Strength Club on May 19 in St. Petersburg. The gym played a pivotal role during treatment for rectal cancer.
  9. Fact-checking attacks against Ron DeSantis by other GOP presidential hopefuls
    May 28• Politics
    Numerous Republican rivals for the GOP presidential nomination have criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' record as a U.S. representative and governor, and his feud with The Walt Disney Co.
  10. Hurricane 2023: Checklists for building all kinds of storm kits
    May 26• Hurricane
    A good hurricane kit is essential for Floridians during hurricane season.
  11. Tampa Council plans formal farewell for ‘toilet-to-tap’
    May 26• Tampa
    Chlorinated water flows over a weir at the Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. Tampa City Council members indicated Thursday they will end a contract for the proposal known as PURE. The proposal called for using reclaimed water, essentially, highly treated wastewater, to augment the city's existing water supply.
  12. In a first for TGH, surgeons transplant part of son’s liver into his mom
    May 25• Health
    Derek Sanz, liver transplant donor, on left, looks on as his mom Patricia Sanz, liver transplant recipient, smiles while answering questions during a press conference at Tampa General Hospital on Tuesday, The procedure was a first for Tampa General's Transplant Institute, which the hospital hopes will expand access to lifesaving liver transplantation for patients with end-stage liver disease and liver cancer.
  13. 3 moments that made DeSantis a national figure
    May 24• News
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Bedford, N.H. The Florida governor is one of Donald Trump's main contenders for the Republican nomination.
  14. Hillsborough drops boil water notice
    May 24• Hillsborough
    Tap water flows into a sink. Hillsborough County rescinded its boil water notice for 95,000 customers in south-central portion of the county.
  15. Toni Says: Why is COBRA only paying 20% of my Medicare claim?
    May 24• Business
    You have 8 months to sign up for Medicare Part B without a penalty if you are not “working full-time or have lost your company benefits, whichever comes first.” The 8-month period will run whether you choose COBRA or not. COBRA has an 18-month benefit period.
  16. How well do you know Ron DeSantis? A quiz.
    May 24• Politics
    Yard signs promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024, financed by the super PAC promoting DeSantis for president, line the street leading up to a Republican congressional fundraiser on May 13. 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa.
  17. Red tide? Seaweed blob? Nope, scientists are watching a different algae off Tampa Bay
    May 23• Environment
    From above, Trichodesmium blooms can look like oil slicks or streaks of pollution, as seen in this image taken in July 2021 in the Gulf of Mexico.
  18. Florida woman was told she had cancer. Her anguish was all for nothing.
    May 23• Health
    Judy Karpinski, 59, was told she had skin cancer in 2021. She later learned that was not the case but she didn't have many options. Here, Karpinski and her husband John Karpinski, 73, are pictured in St. Pete Beach on March 3, 2023.
  19. Wimauma teen who survived fatal crash gets device to help her walk
    May 22• Health
    Cruz Cervantes-Garcia, 29, and his sister, Jasmin Cervantes-Garcia, 13, laugh together at their home on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in Wimauma.
  20. Pressure grows for DeSantis to veto ‘attack’ on fertilizer bans
    May 19• Environment
    A dead goliath grouper is shown floating on the surface in 2021 in the Gulf of Mexico. That year, red tide killed thousands of sea creatures.
  21. Florida is purging its Medicaid rolls. Here’s 5 things to know.
    May 19• Health
    Nearly 250,000 Medicaid recipients have lost coverage in Florida since the state began reviewing the eligibility of close to 5 million people in April.
  22. 15 things you’ll find in the budget Florida lawmakers OKed
    May 18• Politics
    A Burmese python moves through the grass during a demonstration by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 2015. Among the 1,500 projects tucked into the record $117 billion budget Florida lawmakers passed this month is $3.35 million to expand efforts to remove Burmese pythons and other non-native fish and wildlife. The money also would go to “research and to assess risk and the efficacy of control efforts.”
  23. 5 plead guilty in fake nursing diploma scheme in Florida
    May 18• Crime
    Five people pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to wire fraud conspiracy for participating in a fake nursing diploma scam that sold more than 7,600 fraudulent nursing degrees from three Florida-based nursing schools.
  24. 250,000 Florida residents kicked off Medicaid; more expected
    May 17• Health
    Nearly 250,000 Medicaid recipients have lost coverage in Florida since the state began reviewing the eligibility of close to 5 million people in April.
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