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      IN-DEPTH COVERAGE | MEDICAL ADVANCES

       
      • Tampa Bay doctors share advancements in use of stem cells

        Mary O'Connell

      • USF works to prevent strokes with simple device

        Wendy Ryan

      • New tech gives hope to depression sufferers

        Wendy Ryan

      • Moffitt Cancer center debuts new cancer treatments

        Wendy Ryan

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        In-Depth

        Tampa attorneys speak out against Florida tort reform bill currently in session

        Stassy Olmos
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        In-Depth

        TGH saves more lives with new transplant technology but needs heart donations

        Stassy Olmos
        Florida's death penalty prompts emotions from people on both sides of the issue

        Hillsborough County

        Florida's death penalty prompts emotions from people on both sides of the issue

        Lydia Vazquez
      • A researcher at Moffitt Cancer Center holds up a vial of cancer cells.

        In-Depth

        Fighting cancer with medical breakthroughs, mRNA and immunotherapies

        Michael Paluska
        HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS

        Hillsborough County

        2nd round of meetings on school boundaries begin in Hillsborough County

        Mary O'Connell
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        Hillsborough County

        Activist groups push for Citizens Review Board to have an independent attorney

        Keely McCormick
      • Groundbreaking using explosives for the new Feeding Tampa Bay facility.

        Full Circle

        It's not all about food: Explosive changes coming to Feeding Tampa Bay

        Michael Paluska
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        In-Depth

        Making healthcare services more welcoming for transgender patients

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        Polk State receives $1.45 million to address Florida's nursing shortage

        Rebecca Petit
      • Verifying news sources

        News Literacy Project

        News Literacy: How to verify what you're reading online is true

        Stassy Olmos
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        News Literacy Project

        News Literacy: Inside a TV newsroom and the journalistic process to reporting

        Stassy Olmos
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        In-Depth

        Roe v. Wade 50th anniversary prompts advocates to 'push for understanding'

        Rochelle Alleyne
      • Southwest bags Tampa International Airport December 26

        In-Depth

        Travel agents to still use Southwest after Christmas cancellations

        Stassy Olmos
        Gulf Boulevard fatal crash highlights need for safety improvements on busy Pinellas Co. roadway

        Pinellas County

        Gulf Boulevard fatal crash highlights need for safety on Pinellas Co. roadway

        Wendi Lane
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        In-Depth

        How epilepsy affects millions and what to do if someone has a seizure

        Anthony Hill
      • Hurricane Ian victims struggling with insurance claim payouts seek help from public adjusters

        Florida News

        Hurricane Ian victims struggling with insurance claim payouts

        Stassy Olmos
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        In-Depth

        Indian Rocks Beach residents want restrictions on short-term rentals

        Wendi Lane
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        Pinellas Supervisor of Elections office ensures accuracy in counting votes

        Wendi Lane
      • Fariba Rezvani Cavitt rides her bike in her home country of Iran

        In-Depth

        Baha’is in Iran are being persecuted

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        Local program helps children of low-income immigrants go to college

        Anthony Hill
        Planned Parenthood

        In-Depth

        Women's health services see increase in demand for contraceptives, procedures

        Stassy Olmos
      • Rosenwald Schools

        In-Depth

        A small Florida town's mission to restore a historic Rosenwald School

        Anthony Hill
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        Pinellas County

        Dunedin restaurants receive backlash for new pay scale for servers, bartenders

        Stassy Olmos
        Monkeypox

        In-Depth

        Doctor in search of volunteers with active cases of monkeypox to create test

        Anthony Hill
      • Monkeypox

        In-Depth

        In-depth: Monkeypox and the impact it's having on Floridians

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        How women are breaking into the male-dominated field of STEM

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        15 apps authorities want parents and guardians to know about

        Stassy Olmos
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        In-Depth

        Why the racial disparity in COVID-related deaths is smaller now than ever before

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        Demotech notifies 17 property insurance companies of rating downgrades

        Stassy Olmos
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        In-Depth

        Local realtors fed up with people posting their homes for rent

        Stassy Olmos
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        Hillsborough County

        Students struggle to find housing, local universities see unprecedented requests

        Rebecca Petit
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        In-Depth

        The state of mental health in the LGBTQ+ community

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        Pandemic learning loss slowly rebounding but children still struggle

        Stassy Olmos
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        In-Depth

        Why esophageal cancer kills most who are diagnosed with it

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        New Hillsborough schools may take even longer with cost of construction

        Stassy Olmos
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        Price of Paradise

        Florida homeowners pay nearly 3x national average for homeowners insurance

        Stassy Olmos
      • New location for St. Pete Pride could be safer

        In-Depth

        St. Petersburg expects record turnout for return of Pride

        Stassy Olmos
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        In-Depth

        In-depth: Living with vitiligo

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        Millions to receive notices from IRS of unpaid taxes

        Stassy Olmos
      • St. Pete Free Clinic sees huge demand for free grocery giveaways

        Pinellas County

        St. Pete Free Clinic sees huge demand at free grocery events

        Sarah Hollenbeck
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        In-Depth

        Addressing race-based hairstyle discrimination

        Anthony Hill
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        In-Depth

        More than 22K US Veterans have died in the COVID-19 pandemic

        Stassy Olmos
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