AAA's E‑Ride Ready campaign arrives as Tampa hospitals treat more severe e‑bike injuries among children.

A Dec. 5 HHS review classified seven pediatric deaths as possibly or probably linked to cardiac complications after COVID‑19 vaccination, but agencies say VAERS alone can’t prove causation.

Tampa emergency doctors say watered-down formula has sent babies to the ER with seizures and low sodium. Health officials and community groups urge families to follow mixing instructions and seek help.

State records show Colorado’s Prime Steak in Sanford was ordered closed May 11 after inspectors found dead and live roaches, nearly 60 flying insects and sanitizer issues; it passed a reinspection on May 12.

A Journal of Nutrition study linked regular egg consumption in older adults to lower Alzheimer’s diagnoses, but researchers say the evidence is associative and more work is needed.

A U.S.‑led public‑private push will scale SC Johnson’s year‑long Guardian spatial repellent in high‑burden countries, aiming to protect about 60 million people. Backing from WHO and new manufacturing in Nairobi make broad rollout possible.

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.