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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While talk of repeal and replace has dominated the recent conversation about the Affordable Care Act, consumers have quietly been signing up in record... -
Seven pelicans returned to the waters north of downtown St. Petersburg after recovering from an illness that killed about 60 birds in the same rookery.... -
People are still signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act despite its uncertain future. During an enrollment event at the... -
Members of the public health community are calling for action on gun violence by shifting the conversation away from gun control. -
Researchers at Tampa's Moffitt Cancer Center are testing a vaccine to fight breast cancer, and they say that it appears to be working for some patients. -
Spanish speakers in the Tampa area have a new health care provider that they can understand. Located on West Hillsborough Avenue, CliniSanitas calls...
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The quality of health care among Florida's children has improved since 2008, but the state still lags far behind much of the nation. -
Travelers to Cuba get something extra with the cost of their tickets -- health insurance. Cuba doesn't accept American health insurance, so airlines... -
Travelers to Cuba should bring lots of mosquito repellant -- not just for themselves. The Zika virus is being spread by mosquitos in Cuba, so travelers... -
A researcher who tested the water around St. Petersburg for antibiotic resistant bacteria after the city released sewage into Tampa Bay didn't find any. -
Even if you're not a college football fan there will be lots to do when the National Championship comes to Tampa on Jan. 9. -
Look closely at a bill from your health care provider, and there's likely a sigh of relief your insurance company negotiated a better rate than the...
