There are endless parts to the analysis of health care. It is incredibly convoluted, yet nobody has tried to simplify the task. ...more

November 2, 2009

CNN says medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta won't be the next surgeon general. ...more

March 5, 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

IndyCar star Danica Patrick says she has not been contacted by anyone from the new American Formula One team and has no plans to leave the IndyCar Series. ...more

February 21, 2009

Ancient columns always show signs of ruin, and so it is with my spinal column. ...more

August 29, 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

Sen. Edward Kennedy was recovering Monday night after undergoing brain surgery to remove a malignant tumor, a risky and delicate procedure that offers the 76-year-old Democratic icon the best chance of extending his survival. ...more

June 3, 2008

A Tampa father is suspected of shaking his 3-week-old daughter vigorously, causing brain damage, according to an arrest report. ...more

May 10, 2008

A Tampa father is suspected of shaking his 3-week-old daughter vigorously, causing her brain damage, according to an arrest report. ...more

May 9, 2008

Once upon a time, a Dade County educator thought it would be nice to introduce promising teenage science students to the world of medicine. ...more

May 2, 2008