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President Joe Biden speaks Friday about abortion access during an event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
Biden order faces limits attempting to bolster abortion access
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.
Pinellas grapples with monkeypox outbreak; fifth case reported
Samples are tested June 6 for the monkeypox virus at a microbiology laboratory in La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain.
Contract tracing is underway to find and vaccinate those who came into contact with the infected.

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    Dec. 1• Health
    In this May 29, 2019 image, a woman looks at the Grindr app on her mobile phone. Contact tracers at health departments have learned that dating apps are the most efficient way to inform users that people they previously met on the sites may have exposed them to sexually transmitted infections.
  2. Should a Florida corrections officer have been fired over medical marijuana use?
    Nov. 29• Politics
    A former sergeant for the Florida Department of Corrections is going to an appeals court to overturn his firing for medical marijuana use.
  3. Toni Says: Legal documents Americans should not be without
    Nov. 29• Business
    Many Americans who are enrolling in Medicare or retiring, whether healthy or with a serious health situation, struggle with what to do when losing employment benefits.
  5. How to help prevent overdose deaths around Tampa Bay
    Nov. 28• St. Petersburg
    Local health departments will now provide free overdose reversal medication at select locations.
  6. Tampa Bay is bonkers over pickleball (move aside, tennis)
    Nov. 28• Tampa
    The courts are filled as pickleball games get underway during the City of St. Pete Parks & Rec mixed doubles recreational league at Crescent Lake Park on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  7. As more Americans finance medical bills, debt grows and lender profits soar
    Nov. 27• News
    Patient financing is now a multibillion-dollar business, with private equity and big banks lined up to cash in when patients and their families can’t pay for care.
  8. Could these antiviral pills treat long COVID?
    Nov. 25• Health
    Could Paxlovid solve one of the pandemic’s biggest puzzles? A new study at Stanford University aims to find out.
  9. Flu admissions spike at Tampa Bay hospitals
    Nov. 24• Health
    Flu has spiked earlier than usual this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The H3N2 strain of influenza A is dominant.
  10. Here’s how to stay safe as RSV, flu, COVID spread in Tampa Bay
    Nov. 24• Health
    Seniors, individuals with underlying conditions such as heart or lung disease, and those with weakened immune systems are more likely to become seriously ill from cases of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
  11. Record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose, WHO, CDC say
    Nov. 24• Health
    In this May 17, 2019, photo, a registered nurse and immunization outreach coordinator with the Knox County Health Department administers a vaccination to a kid at the facility in Mount Vernon, Ohio. In a report issued Wednesday, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.
  12. Chris Hemsworth has a high Alzheimer’s risk. Should you get tested?
    Nov. 23• Health
    Chris Hemsworth, best known for playing Marvel superhero Thor, underwent a series of genetic tests while filming his new National Geographic docuseries “Limitless."
  13. Facing leukemia, a St. Petersburg dad hoped for a stranger’s help
    Nov. 23• Narratives
    Emily Croslin watches as her father, Bob Croslin, cuts into a pumpkin for carving in Emily's kitchen in October.
  14. Audits reveal millions in Medicare Advantage overcharges
    Nov. 22• Health
    A page from the 2019 U.S. Medicare Handbook in Washington. Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors, Kaiser Health News found, with some plans overbilling the government more than $1,000 per patient a year on average.
  15. How an empty St. Petersburg lot became a haven to feed the hungry
    Nov. 22• Narratives
    Bruce Hines, 56, loads his bicycle with items collected at the food drive at Tangerine Plaza in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2002. It is the site of a weekly giveaway.
  16. Florida health care chief Simone Marstiller stepping down
    Nov. 21• Politics
    Simone Marstiller had been appointed as the agency’s secretary in February 2021.
  17. Will Tampa Bay see a winter COVID surge? Here’s what to know.
    Nov. 21• Health
    COVID-19 testing site workers register and test patients for the virus at Hillsborough Community College’s Brandon campus on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Ahead of the winter holidays, new subvariants are causing some concern, and bivalent booster uptake is low.
  18. Companies rush to market at-home STD tests. But are they reliable?
    Nov. 19• Health
    CVS Health began selling its own bundled STD kit in October, priced at $99.99. Unlike most home kits, CVS’ version is available in stores. But health care companies are urging the federal government to greenlight at-home testing kits that could vastly multiply the number of Americans testing for STDs.
  19. How safe is your hospital? Every Tampa Bay hospital graded.
    Nov. 18• Health
    Tampa Bay region hospitals received passing grades for patient safety in new rankings released this week by Leapfrog.
  20. Small amounts of Red Tide were just measured in Tampa Bay. Should we be worried?
    Nov. 18• Environment
    Dead fish are seen along Madeira Beach during a Red Tide bloom at Madeira Beach in June 2021.
  21. USDA program keeps extra COVID-era money for fruits, veggies
    Nov. 18• Health
    In this July 11, 2018, photo, vegetables are displayed for sale at a grocery store in River Ridge, La. On Thursday, U.S. agriculture officials proposed changes to the federal program that helps pay the grocery bills for pregnant women, babies and young children that includes keeping a bump in payments for fresh fruits and vegetables allowed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  22. Bayfront expansion moving ahead under new owners
    Nov. 17• Health
    An architect's rendering of the Bayfront Health Medical Pavilion – Institute Square, part of Orlando Health's expansion of the Bayfront Health St. Petersburg hospital.
  23. Why most Tampa Bay hospitals are relaxing mask rules
    Nov. 17• Health
    Dr. Seetha Lakshmi, center foreground, works with a multidisciplinary team during rounds in the 2D COVID-19 unit at Tampa General Hospital. Many hospitals began relaxing masking rules in the past month after new guidance from the CDC.
  24. Where to get free grief counseling in Tampa Bay during the holidays
    Nov. 17• Community News
    Tony Karlhofer of Largo places flowers near a makeshift memorial for Deputy Michael Hartwick at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office headquarters in Largo on Sept. 23. BayCare Health System is hosting free grief support sessions before Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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