Mary Shedden
Mary Shedden is editor of Health News Florida. Her assignment since arriving at WUSF in 2013: distill policy and science so it makes sense on a personal level.
In the past 20 years, she's told the stories of retired pro athletes in chronic pain, children poisoned by toxic toys, and seniors who nearly overdosed on prescription drugs.
Her work at The Tampa Tribune and TBO.com, Florida Today and the Gainesville Sun have been honored by professional organizations including the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press Sports Editors, and the Florida Society of News Editors.
A graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications, Mary has lived in the Tampa Bay area since 1999.
Contact Mary at 813-974-8636 on Twitter @MarySheddenor by .
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As automatic machine recounts got underway for three statewide elections Sunday, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Gov. Rick Scott filed three new...
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A civil rights attorney best known for representing the family of Trayvon Martin said Thursday that prosecutors should not apply Florida's Stand Your...
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Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri on Monday faced critics of an agreement he drafted over the arrest of undocumented immigrants.
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The final public hearing of Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission on Tuesday included a new push to let voters decide if Florida should ban assault...
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Residents in Florida's biggest cities may be reluctant to recommend their hometown to people looking to move. The USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey...
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Just months after seeing the budget for the state tourism marketing agency cut to $75 million amid a cantankerous political fight, Gov. Rick Scott is...
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Tampa Police have arrested a fast-food worker they believe is connected to the shooting deaths of four people in the city.
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The race for St. Petersburg mayor is technically non-partisan. But party politics may have been a factor in the razor-thin primary finish Tuesday night.
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It’s been a year since 49 people died in a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando. It happened in a city best known as a wholesome family...
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No one wants to be arrested. But fact is it happens every day - to people who deserve it - and some who are just good folk caught up in a bad situation....