Mary Shedden
WUSF News DirectorMary Shedden is news director at WUSF.
Since arriving at WUSF in 2013, she has worked as a reporter and as editor of the Health News Florida journalism collaborative.
In the past 20 years, Shedden has 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, Shedden has lived in the Tampa Bay area since 1999.
Contact her at 813-974-8636, on Twitter @MaryShedden or by email.
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President Barack Obama says he’s worried about rising prescription drug prices, but consumers need to take into account the United States’ role in the... -
President Barack Obama this week announced Tampa is part of a White House Healthy Communities Challenge, a 20-city contest where local leaders will try...
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With the third year of open enrollment under way on Healthcare.gov, President Barack Obama is focusing his efforts on people eligible to buy policies...
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President Barack Obama’s administration is battling its own success with health insurance enrollment. It’s been nearly three years since Americans... -
One of the largest hospital systems in the Tampa Bay area is expanding its reach with the purchase of a Polk County hospital.BayCare Health System is… -
Health care has been a hot-button policy issue for years in the Florida Legislature, and it’s starting to look like the session scheduled to start on Jan.… -
It seems Florida lawmakers aren't the only ones who can't agree. Residents also are divided over key economic and social issues, according to the latest... -
Florida’s Surgeon General announced he has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will be undergoing surgery today.The news from Dr. John Armstrong came… -
In 2013, Florida had more new cases of HIV than anywhere else in the nation. When it comes to the presence of HIV in Florida, the state’s six largest... -
Baby boomers dominate the nation’s population.But analysts watching the health care economy say it’s the youngest health care consumers who are shaping…
