Over 200 New College of Florida students move into local hotels due to air quality concerns on-campus dorms
With the first day of classes just a week away, many New College of Florida students spent Sunday morning moving their belongings into their assigned dorms on campus, but some found themselves checking into hotels.
More younger people are receiving cancer diagnoses, study finds — especially this type
The increase in early-onset cancers is likely associated with the increasing incidence of obesity as well as changes in environmental exposures, study authors noted.
Binge drinking, marijuana use reached record highs in middle-aged adults, study finds
Researchers found that binge drinking, marijuana use, and hallucinogen consumption reached record levels among adults between the ages of 35 and 50.
Advent Health building its newest hospital in Riverview
Advent Health is building its newest hospital on Boyette Road in Riverview. They're racing to finish construction and keep up with how fast the U.S. 301 corridor is growing in South Hillsborough County.
Should parents keep their kids off social media?
When it comes to staying social, a game of basketball is just fine with 12-year-old Ronald Peters.
Health officials see increase in kids hospitalized after eating THC gummies mistaken for candy
Doctors at Tampa General Hospital and state officials are sending out a warning to parents: Make sure your kids don't think that THC gummies are just another bag of candy.
A pig's kidney worked normally in a donated human body for over a month, doctors say
The experiment at NYU Langone Health marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a person, albeit a deceased one.
Shortness of breath and palpitations possible symptoms after COVID-19, cardiologist says
Dr. Michael Malone, a cardiologist at Bayfront Health, said he has seen a lot more people with shortness of breath over the past few years, and they’ve recovered from COVID-19.
Bay area teen who took her own life honored with yellow bench at Tampa Bay Skating Academy
It's now been one year since 16-year-old McKenna Brown took her own life.
Spinal surgery helps former pro-wrestler stand tall after years in the ring, failed operations damaged back
Brian Blair made wrestling moves look easy three decades ago, but after years in the ring, numerous injuries and multiple failed back surgeries, he could barely stand.
Physicians spreading awareness about AEDS as kids head back to school and youth sports ramp up
With kids heading back to school and youth sports ramping up, emergency medicine physicians are staying prepared for whatever cardiac injuries they may see.
Higher suicide rates reported in Florida in 2022, CDC says
Recent data shows the United States hit a grim statistic in 2022 for the most suicides on record, with 49,500 people who took their own lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Federal judge sides with premium cigar makers in discarding FDA rule
A Federal judge sided with premium cigar makers including Tampa's, J.C. Newman Cigar Company in discarding an FDA rule that would have regulated the product as stringently as they do cigarettes.
COVID-19 cases rise with EG.5 emerging as dominant variant
Just in time for the start of a new school year, doctors say COVID-19 cases are on the rise, but they’re not calling it a "surge."
COVID-19 took a toll on heart health as doctors still determine how to help
Research showed that up to a year after a bout of COVID-19, some people can develop problems ranging from blood clots to irregular heartbeats to a heart attack.
New COVID-19 variant ‘Eris’ spreads across US, other countries
EG.5, which is unofficially nicknamed Eris, has already become the most prevalent variant in the U.S.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in the US resurge, marked by different patterns
Here we go again: COVID-19 hospital admissions have inched upward in the United States since early July in a small-scale echo of the three previous summers.
Bed rotting: TikTok's latest trend comes with health warning
Advocates say it's a form of self-care, but some doctors say it could be a sign of depression.
Alzheimer's drug Leqembi could roll out to certain US health care systems in next few months
Treatment is produced by Japanese drugmaker Eisai and Massachusetts-based Biogen.
Postpartum depression pill approved by FDA, gives women another treatment avenue
The FDA approved the first oral medication specifically to help treat postpartum depression.