TAMPA - Law enforcement agents burst into a Seffner clinic run by the former medical director of the Hillsborough County Jail this afternoon and charged the doctor with drug trafficking. ...more

July 16, 2008

Rays LF Carl Crawford made a side trip to Birmingham, Ala., on his way to Boston on Tuesday to have his sore right knee evaluated by team medical director James Andrews. ...more

June 4, 2008

South Tampa mom Amber Peck can still remember when her infant son contracted rotavirus. ...more

May 31, 2008

For as long as kids have watched baseball, they have tried to emulate their idols on the field. ...more

May 6, 2008

Crews on Saturday found another body in the remnants of a sugar refinery plant devastated late Thursday by an explosion and fire, raising the death toll to five, with three others still missing, officials said. ...more

February 10, 2008

A new study on obesity among low-income children highlights a perplexing problem that requires action by entire communities. ...more

February 4, 2008

Scientists at a California company reported Thursday that they had created the first mature cloned human embryos from single skin cells taken from adults, a significant advance toward the goal of growing personalized stem cells for patients suffering from various diseases. ...more

January 18, 2008

SARASOTA - The exhibit that has drawn praise and criticism for its intimate look at the inner workings of the human body is coming to Sarasota beginning this week. ...more

December 18, 2007

A year ago, the University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital received a generous $6 million gift to develop a world-renowned research center for the treatment of premature babies. ...more

December 12, 2007

SEBRING –– Dr. Luis Peña took pride in his successful three-decade medical practice where he was known for taking care of people. And because the people of Highlands County showed faith in him, he's passing it on. Born in Colombia, South America, Peña attended medical school in Spain. He trained at Ravenna and Cleveland, Ohio, and then specialized in internal medicine at Tulane in New Orleans. After graduation in 1976, he explored different areas to decide where to start his practice. While at Tulane, he'd suffered from sinus and allergy problems, and his doctor suggested he find a better climate. On vacation in Florida, he stopped and visited a fellow doctor in Sebring. Peña discovered his sinuses had cleared and that he felt better. "This place is what I'm looking for," he said. ...more

October 29, 2007