A little more than a year ago, Kathy Stangl received a devastating prognosis: Doctors told her she had a few months to live. ...more

December 26, 2007

Personal information about patients in Britain's free health care system has been lost, the Department of Health acknowledged Sunday, the third loss of data about the public by a government service this year. ...more

December 24, 2007

Uninsured cancer patients are nearly twice as likely to die within five years as those with private coverage, according to the first national study of its kind and one that sheds light on troubling health care obstacles. ...more

December 20, 2007

President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program. ...more

December 13, 2007

On-campus, Joseph O'Shea is a leader among his peers as student body president of Florida State University. Off-campus, he already is a leader in the fight to reform America's health care system. ...more

November 20, 2007

TALLAHASSEE - Joseph O'Shea of Dunedin, student body president of Florida State University, is already a leader in the area of health care reform. Now he is heading to Oxford University in England as Florida's new recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. ...more

November 19, 2007

The number of women having both breasts removed after a tumor is found in one increased by 150 percent over a five-year period, despite a lack of evidence showing that double mastectomies increase survival in most women, researchers reported Monday. ...more

October 23, 2007

A shortage of National Health Service dentists in England has led some people to pull out their own teeth - or use super glue to stick crowns back on, a study says. ...more

October 17, 2007

Ever since his son came within days of having surgery that he didn't need, Tampa employee benefits consultant Rob Pariseau has been calling for a dose of prevention in health care - prevention of mistakes, not just disease. ...more

October 17, 2007

A study finds that children who regularly see doctors get the right care less than half the time - whether it's preschool shots or chlamydia tests for teenage girls. ...more

October 11, 2007