Cathy Carter
Cathy Carter is the education reporter for WUSF 89.7 and StateImpact Florida.
Before joining WUSF, Cathy was the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition for Delaware Public Media and reported on a variety of topics from education to the arts.
Cathy also reported for WAMU, the NPR news station in Washington D.C, was a host at XM Satellite Radio and wrote arts and culture stories for a variety of newspaper,s including the Virginian Pilot and the Baltimore Sun.
Her work has been honored by journalism organizations such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Maryland Press Association and the Delaware Press Association.
As a Massachusetts native and a graduate of Boston’s Emerson College, Cathy - as are all citizens under state mandate - had no choice but to be born a Boston Red Sox fan.
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The vote was mostly along party lines, with two Republicans joining Democrats in opposition. The measure still must pass the House before going to the governor. -
The GOP-controlled Committee on Health Policy approved the Senate version of the bill after listening to people on both sides of the debate. -
The challenge comes as the Legislature considers bills that would prevent abortions after six weeks. A House panel is slated to take up the new measure Thursday. A Senate panel is scheduled to do so Monday. -
In a process called judicial bypass, a teenager can petition a court to obtain a waiver. They then must demonstrate to a judge that they are sufficiently mature to decide to have an abortion without involvement from a parent or legal guardian. -
Florida law requires patients to have an in-person visit with a physician at least 24 hours before an abortion procedure, including for medication abortion. The patient then needs to make another appointment to take the first dose in person. -
The state Senate's incoming president has said she would like to see Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks reduced to 12 weeks and anti-abortion activists are pushing for even tighter restrictions. -
Sarasota's Roskamp Institute was the first to discover a protein that tends to form clumps in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. A new drug has been shown to reduce it. -
Warmer temperatures produce more female sea turtles and cooler weather produces more males. Hotter summers means more females are being born. Scientists are concerned it could create gender imbalance. -
A new study by the Roskamp Institute found participants exhibited symptoms previously only associated with eating contaminated seafood. -
The letter, sent to companies including United Healthcare, Florida Hospital Association and Florida Blue, says companies need to make a choice between a responsibility to patients and politicians who have "put reproductive health care at risk."
