What experience taught me about chronic disease

Chronic disease is on the rise, worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, the proportion of the burden of chronic conditions is expected to increase to 57 percent in 2020, compared to 46 percent in 2001.  Dementia is a chronic disease. It is the umbrella under which a series of other diseases like Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, … Read more

Doyle Carlton talks about the origin of Roman III Ranches

Doyle Carlton III is not only the patriarch of the Carlton family, and Roman III Ranches, he’s also the chairman of the board at the Florida State Fair Authority. Roman III Ranches ranks 12th among cattle numbers, out of the approximate 5,000 cattle ranches in the state of Florida, according to the Florida Cattlemen’s Association. … Read more

On the Scene: Moffitt’s Business of Biotech takes the checkered flag

Artificial intelligence, cell therapy manufacturing, venture capitalists and immunotherapy were the main topics of discussion at Moffitt Cancer Center’s 14th annual Business of Biotech Conference: Setting the Pace in the Cancer Race. More than 370 people from various biotech companies, economic groups, universities and startups across the globe attended the event. Interim center director John … Read more

On the Scene: Round the Bases

Major League Baseball’s Matt Joyce, and the Empire League, hosted the second annual Round the Bases Charity Event at Park & Rec Tampa, benefiting the Children’s Dream Fund, Make-A-Wish Southern Florida and All Children’s Hospital.  [image_slider_no_space height=”300″ images=”7930,7928,7927,7926″]

Great Places and Spaces: AD Lofts

AD Lofts, at 2250 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, is a mixed-use development, in the Grand Central District, that has plans for seven townhomes and 5,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor. Builder Richard McGinnis says that each unit contains three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, an elevator, a two-car garage with additional … Read more