A judge on Wednesday granted temporary guardianship to the husband of a woman on a feeding tube in a case similar to the lengthy legal dispute over whether Terri Schiavo should be kept alive. ...more

August 28, 2008

Husband gets guardianship in Schiavo-like case ...more

August 27, 2008

Two longtime friends of mine died last week. One was the renowned cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey. I first met him as a young reporter in Houston in the late '60s and we kept up over the years. He lobbied me to write about health issues and the importance of research. I occasionally asked him for medical advice, which he was always happy to give. A brilliant man with fingers so long he might have been a concert pianist, Dr. DeBakey invented many of the instruments now used in operating rooms and pioneered procedures that have extended human life. ...more

July 16, 2008

I was near the back row of my Jazzercise class, making up a little ditty like I normally do, when the instructor went into high-kick mode. ...more

June 20, 2008

A man accused by police of offering medical advice and writing prescriptions, despite the lack of a medical license, is back in Tampa, being held at Orient Road Jail without bail. ...more

June 5, 2008

For bleary-eyed new moms, the image of Paula Radcliffe celebrating her astonishing New York marathon victory just nine months after giving birth is more than slightly surreal. ...more

November 18, 2007

Microwave popcorn fans worried about the potential for lung disease from butter flavoring fumes should know this: The sole reported case of the disease in a person who was not a factory worker involves a man who popped the corn every day and inhaled from the bag. ...more

September 6, 2007