Christmas came early for Guadalupe "Louie" Olivarez. With failing kidneys and a weakened liver, Olivarez was always told an organ transplant was in his future. ...more

December 18, 2009

Tampa General Hospital today released its first patient to undergo a triple organ transplant. ...more

December 11, 2009

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