More households across the country last year lacked enough money for food than any year since the federal government began tracking statistics in 1995. In 2008, 17 million, or nearly 15 percent of the nation's roughly 118 million households could not afford adequate food, a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. ...more

November 17, 2009

South Bay Hospital has installed a new surgical tracking system that helps visitors check on the status of friends and family during a surgical procedure. The system is continually updated, allowing visitors to know a change in status faster than in the past. ...more

August 12, 2009

"Sum: Forty Tales From the Afterlives," by David Eagleman (Pantheon, $20) ...more

March 15, 2009

This week you told me about your experiences in waiting rooms at Tampa Bay area hospitals in response to a column about a personal experience with an 87-year-old woman. You wrote me about what I think is every hospital in the region, from Sebring to Ocala. ...more

February 10, 2009

University Community Hospital-Carrollwood and its sister hospital on Fletcher Avenue near the University of South Florida are seeking volunteers to serve a variety of roles. ...more

July 23, 2008

So here it is Sunday morning in Florida and time has run out. A presidential primary isn't the beginning or end of the world, but in Florida it's at least a warning, like the signs of a tropical disturbance out in the Atlantic of storms just beyond the horizon. ...more

January 27, 2008