3,962 Number of Floridians waiting for organ transplants 101,277 People awaiting organ transplants nationwide ...more

May 3, 2009

A local friend called to ask if I would give a talk at a meeting of a national group of retirees. Having spoken around town a few times, I threw out some ideas of fun topics for her to pick from. "No," she said, "I want you to speak on caregiving." ...more

March 18, 2009

Moving to Florida was a bit of a fluke for Rachel Mushow. Her husband, Bob, 54, wanted to retire eventually from New Hampshire to the Sunshine State, but Mushow, a hairstylist and owner of Rachel's Family Salon, had no similar inclination. ...more

November 5, 2008

Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. ...more

August 22, 2008

Martha Kitchen was inspired to give a kidney to the Rev. Julius Wynn, who has renal disease. ...more

January 6, 2008

A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs left a hospital in southern India on Saturday, little more than a month after surgeons successfully removed her extra limbs. ...more

December 16, 2007

They won without him - twice, if you count the game against Washington, which he watched mostly from the sideline after injuring his back. ...more

December 11, 2007

Thousands of patients are facing delays in crucial medical tests because of a shortage of a radioactive substance used in those examinations - all because of the shutdown of one nuclear reactor in Canada. ...more

December 8, 2007