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Roy Cummings

Roy Cummings is the editor of Florida Health Care News. He came to the publication in 2018 following a 33-year tenure as a sportswriter with the Tampa Tribune. During his time covering sports, Roy was the Tampa Tribune’s primary beat reporter covering the Tampa Bay Lightning (1990-1999) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1999-2016). During that time, he also contributed to several national publications, including The Hockey News, The Sporting News, and Pro Football Weekly. He was twice named Florida Sports Writer of the Year (2008, 2010) by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

Latest Articles:

Regain Control From Essential Tremor

Roy Cummings | May 07, 2024

The piano that Randy Allen’s parents bought when he began to display an aptitude for the instrument remains in the family. Randy owns it now, and all these years later, it continues to provide a handsome return on the investment. “I’m a retired elementary school music teacher, but I still provide private piano and voice lessons,” the 67-year-old says. “I... READ MORE >

High-Tech Teeth Restorations

Roy Cummings | May 06, 2024

Among the thousands of river and ocean cruises canceled during the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic was the trip that Dawn Bertler and her husband planned to take to St. Thomas and St. Martin in June 2020. Four years later, that Caribbean voyage is finally back on. “We’re scheduled to go in late July, and I think it... READ MORE >

Release The Healing Power That Lies Within You

Roy Cummings | April 30, 2024

If his skill set had matched his passion for the game, Jeff* would have played soccer through college and maybe beyond. His talent only carried him through high school, though, so when Jeff got to college, he suddenly found himself on the outside of the soccer pitch looking in, but with lots of energy that needed to be expelled. “That’s... READ MORE >

The Ophthalmologist’s Ophthalmologist

Roy Cummings | April 29, 2024

He doubts he will ever see the world from atop Mount Everest, but climbing enthusiast Mark K. Herschel, MD, has seen similar views from the summit of two of the world’s other more notable mountains, and he says it’s fabulous. “I’ve climbed both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Rainier,” the 65-year-old ophthalmologist says. “Kilimanjaro is really more of a walk than... READ MORE >

Braces, Implants And A Soaring Smile

Roy Cummings | April 25, 2024

A lot of young pilots dream of flying fighter jets, engaging in simulated dogfights and performing the maneuvers depicted in the immensely popular Top Gun movies. Not Myles Jenkins. Though the glory of the skies often goes to the “Maverick,” “Goose” and “Iceman” of the flying fraternity, there’s a lot of grunt work to do, and Myles says he will... READ MORE >

Deal With Hearing Loss

Roy Cummings | April 23, 2024

Following its creation in South America in the 1940s, canasta was all the rage in the US in the 1950s. The card game’s popularity began to wane a decade later, but it’s still as popular as ever among those living in the Gulf Harbour community of Fort Myers. “We also have a bridge group, but bridge is a dying sport,”... READ MORE >

Drop The Eyedrops For Glaucoma

Roy Cummings | April 19, 2024

Once every other month or so, Walter Ciak will take a day off from work and spend a three- or four-day weekend doing what he’s loved to do most since childhood: camping. Walter and his family don’t really rough it, though. “No, we have a popup camper,” Walter explains. “It’s a nice getaway, a lot of fun, and there’s lots... READ MORE >

Pick Up The PACE Of Healing

Roy Cummings | April 17, 2024

A recent online ranking of worst jobs listed roofer fourth ahead of only lumberjack, ironworker and roustabout. But 44-year roofer Greg Leverance says his profession is nowhere near as bad as it’s made out to be. “It’s a job that’s as hard as you want to make it and as easy as you want to make it,” Greg says. “There’s... READ MORE >

Get Rid Of Your Cataracts And Glasses

Roy Cummings | April 15, 2024

In the years immediately after the end of World War II, more than 2 million people left Great Britain, many to escape the United Kingdom’s harsh rationing policies, which made it difficult to buy basic foodstuffs such as bread, sugar, meat and cheese. Gayle Koch’s parents were among those who sought a new life elsewhere. “My parents were Scottish, and... READ MORE >

Rescued From Back Pain

Roy Cummings | April 12, 2024

Most amateur golfers can only dream of hitting a hole-in-one. Forrest Fernung is not in that majority. Though the odds of an amateur acing a hole are about 12,500-1, Forrest achieved this feat four times. “I wasn’t too bad back in the day,” says Forrest, 84. “I was an 8 or 9 handicap, regularly shooting in the mid- to upper... READ MORE >