I'd been told my chances of having a child were slim to none due old scar tissue. So my reaction was a bit out of the norm when Dr. Poole made his surprising announcement 11 years ago. ...more

March 9, 2009

Gerald Roach of Hudson doesn't believe the "handouts" in President Barack Obama's economic plan will assure America's future. ...more

March 6, 2009

The anonymous comment on the Web site RateMDs.com was unsparing: "Very unhelpful, arrogant," it said of a doctor. "Did not listen and cut me off, seemed much too happy to have power (and abuse it!) over suffering people." ...more

March 5, 2009

A family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush had successful open heart surgery. ...more

March 5, 2009

Due to illness, the Robin Williams show scheduled for Saturday at the University of South Florida Sun Dome has been postponed. ...more

March 3, 2009

The worlds of two people were forever altered the morning of Feb. 19. ...more

February 28, 2009

The worlds of two people were forever altered the morning of Feb. 19. ...more

February 27, 2009

He doesn't want to waste a second. He beats most everyone to the park. Joe Nelson learned at his first training camp, in 1996. The then-Atlanta Braves prospect overslept twice. ...more

February 22, 2009

A fellowship program at the University of South Florida for doctors specializing in risky pregnancies has lost its national accreditation. ...more

February 20, 2009

And I thought taking my 90-year-old mother's car keys away was hard! Now my brothers and I are facing the heartbreaking task of getting mom out of her home and into an assisted living facility (ALF). I hope my readers will bear with me as I relate some of the sadness in my life right now. Just as I was getting somewhat settled after the shock of my husband's death, the "busy-ness" of settling his estate, and the effort of putting my own life in order, I got a call saying my mother is in the hospital with a series of mini-strokes. ...more

February 11, 2009