Abe Aboraya
Health Reporter- Twitter: @AbeAboraya
Abe Aboraya started writing for newspapers in High School. After graduating from the University of Central Florida in 2007, he spent a year traveling and working as a freelance reporter for the Seattle Times and the Seattle Weekly, and working for local news websites in the San Francisco Bay area. Most recently Abe worked as a reporter for the Orlando Business Journal. He comes from a family of health care workers.
Recent Stories from Abe Aboraya
Fatal opioid overdoses spike in Central Florida, even after pandemic restrictions lifted
Every day, one person dies in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties from a fatal opioid overdose.
National analysis finds Florida has wide health care gaps along racial, ethnic lines
Black and Native Americans in Florida have some of the worst health care outcomes in the U.S., ranking in the bottom fourth in a new analysis of health data from the Commonwealth Fund.
‘Miya’s Law’ to tighten apartment security introduced after 19-year-old’s murder
Lawmakers want apartment complexes to do more to protect tenants after the death of Miya Marcano.
Grady Hendrix: Author events suck (not his), Halloween books to read and why COVID haunts writers
Grady Hendrix has two books that are being turned into shows: The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group. He talks with WMFE about his upcoming event through the Orange County Library, what to read this Halloween season and what he’s done to characters that haunted him.
Orange County Health Department Targets Hispanic Residents With COVID Events
Orange County health officials are targeting the area’s Spanish speaking population when it comes to getting out information about Covid-19 vaccines and treatments.
9/11 Was Hard On Responders – And Rescue Dogs: ‘We Would Hide And They Could Find Us.’
Retired NYPD detective Michael Saxe says the scene at Ground Zero was surreal – like something out of a war movie. There was dust and ash everywhere. People had written eerie messages in the windows. And that was just one day one.
In Brevard, Health First Minimum Wage Will Jump To $15 Per Hour Next Month
The largest hospital in Brevard County is increasing its minimum wage, ahead of the deadline imposed by a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2020.
