CEOs Against Cancer Florida Chapter launches ‘Rides Of Hope’ initiative

They drove. Before the sun rose, they drove north over the rolling horse farms of Marion County, through the savannah grasses of Paynes Prairie and then west across the seven

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Tampa Bay area state colleges lead on medical simulation

Medical education has changed. Leif Penrose knows as much. “[Medical] simulation has been around for a while now,” he says. “It’s not a new thing. Most schools have some level

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Marriage bliss … disrupted (part II) – Dementia

In our last article, we covered dealing with the death of a spouse. Now we are discussing a spouse developing dementia, which primarily happens later in life, but can happen

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Pirates bring fun and philanthropy to the Tampa Bay region

Avast, me hearties! Be prepared for great fun and high adventure when Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla kicks off its epic annual celebration on Jan. 18. You probably already know

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Fueling a movement: A hunger-free Tampa Bay by 2025

How many of your recent business deals, interviews or team meetings have been conducted over a meal? Or, what would family and friend celebrations look like if food was not

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Federal action to lower the cost of drugs

The pharmaceutical industry in the United States produces more groundbreaking medical treatments than it does in any other nation. Particularly noteworthy are advances in the treatment of previously incurable cancers

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Efrat Roman is finding a breast cancer treatment solution through ‘fem-tech’

Female technology pioneer and EZbra Advanced Wound Care founder and CEO Efrat Roman awoke from breast cancer surgery with a clear goal: to improve the recovery process. Her postsurgical dressing

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The economic cost of mental illness: billions of dollars and growing

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five U.S. adults experiences some form of mental illness in a given year. Even though millions of people suffer

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USF Health’s new building is changing the shape of downtown Tampa & medical education

The University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute is hard to miss now that it stretches 13 stories tall on Water Street in Tampa. With  elevated

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How Panera Bread’s ‘Goes Pink’ campaign directly supports Moffitt’s mission

Every October, pink ribbons seem to wrap around our country as companies big and small introduce campaigns to support breast cancer awareness. It’s a worthy goal considering that nearly 5,000

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ChappellRoberts and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay launch first responders campaign

Tampa-based ChappellRoberts and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay have worked together to create an awareness campaign that seeks to provide a lifeline to first responders in the Tampa Bay

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HCA’s Ravi Chari takes physician leadership to heart

Physician Ravi Chari was named president of HCA Healthcare’s West Florida division in May 2018. Chari had been in the HCA system since 2008, when he joined as chief medical

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