It's an exciting time in history, and an exciting time in my industry. ...more

February 25, 2009

President Barack Obama is putting the finishing touches on an ambitious first budget that seeks to cut the federal deficit in half during the next four years, primarily by raising taxes on business and the wealthy and by slashing spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, administration officials said. ...more

February 22, 2009

Reference the letter by Jim Vokes on Feb. 9: I read with interest the part about Canada's health care system. I would like to chat with whomever wrote the letter Mr. Vokes refers to. ...more

February 19, 2009

Paperwork Strangling Health-Care System I have been a registered nurse for 15 years and I can safely say the No. 1 complaint of every health care provider is the mounting volume of paperwork that robs patients of quality time and attention they deserve from caregivers. ...more

February 13, 2009

Tampa General Hospital has been named one of the best places to work by Nursing Professionals magazine. ...more

February 3, 2009

Health Care In Canada I'm confused by Gene Costain's article Jan. 24 ("Universal Health Care For Elephant, Mouse," Views). Is he for or against universal health care or just writing about the poor job journalists have done reporting the facts about it? I'm hoping to provide a little more clarity. ...more

January 28, 2009

At every age of our life cycle, many factors come together to create our health and well being. Mental health is just one of these important factors and often is a result of the combination of them. ...more

January 28, 2009

The Cabinet nominated by President-elect Barack Obama is a largely centrist and pragmatic collection of politicians and technocrats without a pronounced ideological bent. Liberals are satisfied but not delighted. Conservatives say the nominees aren't as leftist as they had feared. Powerful interest groups with conflicting agendas are appeased. ...more

January 11, 2009

Jeff Knott met with a representative from Florida-based, independent publisher DC Press in October 2007. ...more

December 24, 2008

People with concerns about medical care, coverage and costs may attend a health care reform discussion at 10 a.m. today at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library. ...more

December 20, 2008