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Lorraine Langlois, CEO of Metro Inclusive Health, will retire in December, according to the nonprofit’s board of directors.
CEO of Metro Inclusive Health to retire
The top executive at the LGBTQ health provider will leave in December.
Biden order faces limits attempting to bolster abortion access
President Joe Biden speaks Friday about abortion access during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
The president is under pressure to act after Roe v. Wade was overturned two weeks ago.
Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access
President Joe Biden speaks after signing an executive order on Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Services in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Friday in Washington, D.C..
The president said the Supreme Court majority that overturned Roe v. Wade are “playing fast and loose with the facts.”
How will restricting access to abortion impact mental health?
Natashia Milburn, 31, a St. Petersburg resident, poses for a portrait at Vinoy Park on Thursday, July 14, 2022 in St. Petersburg. Milburn had an abortion when she was 16 and said she didn't think about it for 10 to 15 years. “I realize now how much it has impacted me,” she said.
Here’s what we know after the end of Roe v. Wade.

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  1. Tampa orthodontist accused of deserting patients is in the Pinellas jail
    Yesterday• Health
    Manuel-Alejandro "Alex" Gutierrez-Rodriguez, was arrested on March 24 on a probation violation charge. More than a dozen patients accused him of abandoning them after they paid him thousands of dollars.
  2. US health insurers don’t have to cover vaccines, preventative screenings, judge rules
    Yesterday• Health
    The healthcare.gov website is seen on Dec. 14, 2021, in Fort Washington, Md. A federal judge in Texas who previously ruled to dismantle the Affordable Care Act struck down a narrower but key part of the nation's health law Thursday in a decision that opponents say could jeopardize preventive screenings for millions of Americans.
  3. Why 900,000 in Florida are about to lose Medicaid
    Yesterday• Health
    Health care advocates are warning that close to a million Floridians could lose health insurance when the state in April begins a review of the eligibility of almost 5 million Medicaid recipients.
  5. Over-the-counter Narcan approved by FDA. Here’s what it means.
    Mar. 29• Health
    Narcan, the overdose-reversal drug, has been approved by the FDA to be sold over the counter.
  6. Ban on abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy headed to full Florida Senate
    Mar. 28• Politics
    People attend an abortion rights rally organized by Florida Rep. Michele Rayner and the Pinellas Democratic Progressive Caucus on the steps of the county courthouse downtown on May 3, 2022, in St. Petersburg.
  7. Florida focuses on expanding kids’ health insurance, not Medicaid
    Mar. 28• Florida
    Florida lawmakers are expanding eligibility for KidCare, a health insurance program, but there is no move to follow North Carolina, where lawmakers recently voted to expand Medicaid to an estimated 600,000 residents. The Florida Capitol in Tallahassee is pictured above.
  8. Should I apply for Social Security Disability while receiving Medicaid?
    Mar. 28• Business
    With Original Medicare, the Medicare recipient can make as much money as needed and not lose medical benefits, unlike Medicaid benefits which you can lose if you make too much money.
  9. Florida Dental Association hopes for state money to provide care
    Mar. 27• Health
    Volunteer dentist Shazia Malik examines the mouth of new patient Roosevelt Jones at the Community Dental Clinic in Clearwater on Jan. 18, 2018. Low-income adult patients aren't charged for the services. The nonprofit organization just asks for a donation. [DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times ]
  10. Hundreds of thousands of Florida children could lose health coverage with Medicaid cutbacks
    Mar. 26• Health
    Florida’s Medicaid program covers children ages 5 and younger in households that make $33,408 or less and older children whose parents make up to $31,795.
  11. Here are the Top 100 Tampa Bay Workplaces of 2023
    Mar. 24• Business
    Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces 2023.
  12. Lawmakers threaten to defund St. Petersburg over plan to pay for abortion travel
    Mar. 24• St. Petersburg
    Jazmyn Williams, 22, of St. Petersburg raises a fist and marches during an abortion protest on Saturday, July 2, 2022 in Tampa. "I'm a woman," Williams said. "I was born with rights that will never be taken away."
  13. Florida families sue state for banning transgender care for youth
    Mar. 23• Health
    Protesters hold cardboard signs shaped like tombstones in front of the Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport in early August 2022 as the Florida Board of Medicine meets inside. A group of parents and transgender children filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the medical board, among others, for its ban on gender-affirming care for youth.
  14. DeSantis administration scrubs ‘equity’ from state health priorities
    Mar. 23• News
    Joseph Ladapo speaks during a news conference at the Don Soffer Clinical Research Center at the University of Miami on Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
  15. Transgender kids must stop treatment under Florida bill
    Mar. 22• News
    Trans pride flags fly at a gathering to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility in 2017.
  16. There’s a new invasive mosquito species in Florida. Will this one spread disease?
    Mar. 22• Environment
    Culex lactator, a new mosquito species found in Florida, comes from a group of mosquito species that transmit the West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. The mosquito species originates in Central America and northern South America, according to University of Florida researchers.
  17. Tampa orthodontist’s practice closes, leaving patients in limbo
    Mar. 22• Health
    Manuel Alejandro "Alex" Gutierrez-Rodriguez, a Tampa orthodontist.
  18. To honor daughter’s wish, Tampa man makes film about her drug addiction
    Mar. 22• Movies
    Mike and Christine Ortoll. Christine died of a drug overdose in Nov. 2020. Her father is now producing documentaries to honor her desire to help others struggling with addiction.
  19. Toni Says: Medicare Part D now covers shingles vaccine at no cost
    Mar. 22• News
    Bob Croslin reacts as he is given a series of vaccines including shingles, mmr and pneumovax, by RN Robert Leverett at Moffitt Cancer Center on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 in Tampa. Beginning January 1, 2023, the Inflation Reduction Act eliminated all out-of-pocket costs for vaccines which the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends for adults.
  20. Anti-abortion pregnancy centers may get vastly more state funds from Florida lawmakers
    Mar. 22• Politics
    In this 2017 file photo, Rose Llauget, director of pregnancy and adoption services with Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg Inc., replaces a doll representing the early stages of pregnancy at her office in Tampa.
  21. Florida’s problems with mental health system flagged decades ago
    Mar. 21• Health
    David Shern, who was chairperson of Florida’s 1999 Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, displays the group’s 2001 report at his home office in Hillsborough County on Feb. 2.
  22. Here’s what to know about red tide in Pinellas County this week
    Mar. 20• Environment
    The beaches off Indian Rocks Beach are flush with visitors despite the presence of red tide earlier this month.
  23. Florida undercover agents reported no ‘lewd acts’ at drag show targeted by DeSantis
    Mar. 20• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during an event on his book tour on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Las Vegas.
  24. Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews
    Mar. 19• Latest News
    This image provided by Betty Seaman shows Navy A-6 Intruder pilot Jim Seaman. Navy Capt. Jim Seaman died of lung cancer at the age of 61. His widow Betty Seaman has been part of a large group of aviators and their surviving spouses who have lobbied Congress and the Pentagon for years to look into the number of cancers aviators and ground crew face. In a new study the Pentagon has found alarmingly higher rates of cancer among aviators than in the U.S. general population, and has further reviews planned. (Betty Seaman via AP)
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