Consumer Reports found popular home lead-test kits flag high contamination but often miss lower, still-dangerous levels. Officials say certified lab testing is the reliable way to confirm lead.

A Humana Foundation brief finds one in eight Florida seniors diagnosed with depression and a spike in hospitalizations, with rural and Hispanic seniors hardest hit.

China Lee on South Kirkman Road was emergency‑closed after inspectors found live roaches and rodent droppings, then reopened after a follow‑up inspection. State records show repeated pest problems.

New research warns that prenatal, postpartum and mental‑health programs are shrinking in Tampa and Florida, with Black mothers at greatest risk.

Major insurers filed double‑digit Medigap increases this spring; Tampa Bay seniors are weighing alternatives as state filings are reviewed.

Aventura at the Bay and The Groves Center were added to CMS’s Special Focus Facility list after inspections flagged immediate‑jeopardy failures, evacuations and large fines. Regulators say intensified oversight is now in place.

Florida’s health department has opened an administrative case against Wesley Chapel midwife Sizzly Auer after a 2021 home birth left a baby with a brachial plexus injury.

AdventHealth has broken ground on a 12‑bed, 13,000+ sq ft freestanding ER on State Road 54 in New Port Richey. The facility is slated to open in 2027 and add roughly 35 jobs.

Tampa oncologists are pushing back on a viral sun‑care fad that urges people to skip SPF and "build" a so‑called solar callus. Experts say sunscreen and checks beat social‑media hacks.

Dr. Cathy Carrubba, who launched Aeromed and trained generations of EMS clinicians, died March 20, 2026. Her work reshaped how critical care reaches patients across Tampa Bay.

Florida investigators can move vulnerable adults into assisted living experts say advance legal planning often prevents long court fights.

HCA Florida opened an 11,000‑sq‑ft, $15M freestanding emergency room in Lutz with private exam suites, a trauma bay and on‑site imaging to expand 24/7 care.

A Brazilian free‑tailed bat in Polk County tested positive for rabies, marking the county's second confirmed case this month. Three vaccinated dogs are being monitored under home quarantine.