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 from mental illness, it rarely receives attention because of the stigma associated with it. This stigma keeps everyday Americans from discussing their mental health because … Read more

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 views of downtown, Tampa Bay and the channel district, and the modern sleek exterior, it might be hard to believe this will be a college … Read more

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 people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer every day and, of those, more than 700 people receive a diagnose of breast cancer, according … Read more

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 area. Marking the observance of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, the “First to Respond. Last to Ask for Help.” campaign was created with … Read more

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 officer of Centennial Medical Center in Nashville. Before his work at HCA Healthcare, Chari was professor of surgery and chief of the liver surgery and … Read more

Building on the success and customer response to CVS’ HealthHUB pilot in Houston, the company will open additional locations in Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, southern New Jersey and Tampa this year, and plans to have 1,500 HealthHUB locations operating by the end of 2021, according to a statement from CVS. The company completed a six-month pilot … Read more

Parents know the worry that comes with having a sick kid. But when a child ends up in the emergency room, that worry can quickly ratchet up to panic and it can be downright terrifying for the child. Child emergencies are going to happen. The question: How can the experience be less scary and more … Read more

When Florida voters approved medical cannabis in 2016, they ignited an entrepreneurial spark among women in the state. The reasons are subjective: many in the industry point to the fact that this is a compassionate field, where medical patients need time and consideration, traits that may be found more naturally in women. Others argue that this … Read more