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 @MaryShedden or by .
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Here's what you need to know ahead of the 2022 general election for the Florida Supreme Court, appointed judges, and appeals court judges. -
Marchers blamed the state's response to the spill of 200 million gallons of contaminated water from the former Piney Point phosphate plant for what’s happening now in Tampa Bay. -
The positive cases accounted for 13.18 % of the people being tested for the coronavirus for the first time. -
Across Florida, 4,687 people were hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon. That's up 188 from just one day earlier. -
Sunday’s report from the Department of Health reported 59 new deaths related to coronavirus on Sunday. -
The number of new cases reported Saturday in the greater Tampa Bay region – 957 – also was the first time since Aug. 15 that the total of new cases in the area surpassed 900. -
Its fate largely depends on whether it interacts with the mountainous terrains of Hispaniola and Cuba. -
Florida reported more than 600 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bring the weekend total of new cases to 1,350. The Florida Department of Health daily... -
Governor Ron DeSantis says plans to reopen the state of Florida will begin next week. -
Coronavirus has had a sudden and painful impact on Florida businesses. Gaby Ortigoni is president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando....
