Julio Ochoa
Julio Ochoa is editor of Health News Florida.
He comes to WUSF from The Tampa Tribune, where he began as a website producer for TBO.com and served in several editing roles, eventually becoming the newspaper’s deputy metro editor.
Julio was born and raised in St. Petersburg, and received a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado and worked at a paper in Greeley, Colo., before returning to Florida as a reporter and as breaking news editor for the Naples Daily News.
Contact Julio at 813-974-8633, on Twitter at @julioochoa or email .
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The state starts rolling out new Medicaid managed care plans on Saturday and some are worried about the impacts to Florida’s most vulnerable children. -
There's less than a month left to enroll for health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace and so far this year fewer people have been... -
Authorities say 39 white supremacist gang members have been arrested in a gun and drug-trafficking operation. -
St. Petersburg leaders have settled a lawsuit filed by environmental groups in 2016 after the city released millions of gallons of sewage into Tampa Bay. -
A bird that migrates more than 9,000 miles from the Arctic to the southern tip of South America, is encountering problems when it stops over in the...
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E-cigarette use among young people in Florida spiked over the past year, according to data released by Tobacco Free Florida. -
Florida school districts now have to ask if a new student has ever been referred for mental health services. It's a legislative attempt to help troubled kids. Will it work, or increase stigma instead? -
Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health. The new requirement is part of a law... -
Sen. Bill Nelson filed a bill last week that would provide veterans with access to medical marijuana at the VA and open doors for more research on the...
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Florida is not doing enough to prevent cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society’s political-action committee.
