As area doctors see an increase in patients with the flu, they are urging people to use common sense to stay healthy. ...more

March 2, 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

Signature knee replacement is a tailor-made fit for the recipient. The surgery is being performed at University Community Hospital by orthopedic surgeon Ira Guttentag, the only doctor in the state doing it. ...more

January 21, 2009

Victor Echeverria likens his choices for knee replacement surgery to that of having the option to buy a tailor-made suit or purchasing one right off the rack. ...more

January 21, 2009

Victor Echeverria likens his choices for knee replacement surgery to that of having the option to buy a tailor-made suit or purchasing one right off the rack. ...more

January 21, 2009

A 27-year-old man is accused of leading deputies on a nine-minute chase through Carrollwood late Friday, crashing into three other vehicles along the way, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 18, 2009

A 27-year-old man is accused of leading deputies on a nine-minute chase through Carrollwood late Friday, crashing into three other vehicles along the way, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 17, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies have arrested a man they say shot another man in the face and chest Monday night. Deputies arrested Travis Rodriguez James, 22, of Tampa, at 11:46 p.m. Wednesday at his home, 1504 E. 142nd Ave. ...more

January 15, 2009

A fifth-grade student at Mort Elementary in Tampa was struck by a vehicle about a block from the school today, school district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said. ...more

January 14, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies are seeking a man they say shot another man in the face and chest Monday night. The victim remains in critical condition at University Community Hospital. Deputies are seeking Travis Rodriguez James, 22, whose address is unknown. ...more

January 14, 2009