One man's attempt to steal some free prescription drugs Saturday shut down the pediatric unit of Oak Hill Hospital. ...more

March 4, 2009

One man's attempt to steal some free prescription drugs shut down the pediatric unit of Oak Hill Hospital on Saturday. ...more

March 2, 2009

The northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 301 between Stacy and Mango roads have reopened following a head-on crash between a Publix tractor-trailer and a sport utility vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said. ...more

February 25, 2009

Doctors' Responsibility Re: Dr. David Lubin's letter (Feb. 17): Does Lubin keep open spots on his appointment calendar for patients who have not prescheduled their accidents or illnesses? ...more

February 20, 2009

Russell Rhodes, a morning anchor for WTVT, Channel 13, issued an apology today during his return to the airwaves. Rhodes was arrested in January and charged with obstructing or opposing an officer without violence after trying to run from an off-duty deputy in the Channelside Parking Garage, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2009

Here are a couple more letters on your experiences in Florida emergency rooms. Everyone seems to have his or her own tale. Instead of publishing more of them I'd prefer to hear possible solutions such as patient representatives to local urgent care centers. ...more

February 17, 2009

Newly minted nurse Katie O'Bryan was determined to stay at her first job at least a year, even if she did leave the hospital every day wanting to quit. ...more

February 16, 2009

This week you told me about your experiences in waiting rooms at Tampa Bay area hospitals in response to a column about a personal experience with an 87-year-old woman. You wrote me about what I think is every hospital in the region, from Sebring to Ocala. ...more

February 10, 2009

"Oh, it's sore, but not too bad." Some people are like that. I had driven my mom down to visit someone in the intensive care unit at Tampa General Hospital, and she had taken off her jacket and was trying to put on the required gown mask and gloves. That's when I noticed one arm was swollen so much she looked like Popeye. ...more

February 6, 2009

A machete-wielding man threatening to kill others and then himself at Lakeland Regional Medical Center on Thursday night was calmed down and placed under arrest by an off-duty Polk County deputy, deputies say. ...more

January 30, 2009