Gracyn DenBesten sat in her hospital bed and held out her hands. Her doctors placed an enlarged, discolored-looking blob in her palm. ...more

July 4, 2009

A 14-year-old boy shot in the head late Saturday afternoon has died. Devin Pacheco of North Tampa was with a group of friends and his older brother when, authorities think, he was shot by a gang member. ...more

May 26, 2009

People.com is reporting that Natasha Richardson's family has donated the actress's organs to save other patients' lives. ...more

March 25, 2009

TAMPA – A day after Gerald Scott found his family dog shot, he still can't believe it. He said today he heard a gunshot Tuesday and came out of the house on 39th Street in Tampa to find the dog, Lady, with a gunshot wound. The bullet traveled through Lady's chest and into her right front leg, Scott said. ...more

December 10, 2008

Turns out men and women really are different at heart: New research finds that heart transplant patients have better odds of survival and a lower risk of rejection if they get organs from donors of the same sex. ...more

November 13, 2008

Charlotte Ray, whose 21-year-old son was struck and killed by a car in March 2007, makes a single request of well-wishers. "Don't forget him," she says gently. ...more

November 9, 2008

When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. A survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors "need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle." ...more

August 19, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Detectives are investigating reports of mutilated cats found by residents of an enclave on 49th Street North, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 8, 2008

In the hope of saving the lives of more people waiting for transplants, New York is working on a plan to deploy a special ambulance to collect the bodies of people who have died suddenly from heart attacks, accidents and other emergencies and try to preserve their organs. ...more

May 24, 2008

Lucky is, indeed, lucky. A former stray, the kitten named Lucky now has a home. ...more

February 18, 2008