At least eight children are being treated today at University Community Hospital after a car struck a school bus near Van Buren Middle School this morning, an official said. Hospital spokesman Will Darnall said the children are listed in good and fair condition; none has major injuries. ...more

September 24, 2008

Three weeks of radiation treatment work just as well as the usual course of five weeks or more for women with early-stage breast cancers, Canadian researchers have reported, after monitoring a large group of patients for 12 years. ...more

September 23, 2008

An evening of drinking and a misunderstanding about a girlfriend led one roommate to stab the other Saturday night in Manatee County. ...more

September 14, 2008

Nearly two-thirds of hospitals fail to check colon cancer patients well enough for signs their tumor is spreading, says a study that advises patients to ask about this mark of quality care before surgery. ...more

September 10, 2008

Kathy Burke is CEO at Brooksville Regional Hospital and interim CEO at Spring Hill Regional. ...more

August 31, 2008

Nebraska's new "safe-haven" law allowing parents to abandon unwanted children at hospitals with no questions asked is unique in a significant way: It goes beyond babies and potentially permits the abandonment of anyone younger than 19. ...more

August 23, 2008

11 a.m. Florida Blood Services says its community blood supply is at dangerously low levels, thanks to slow summer donations and the threat of Tropical Storm Fay. Blood drives originally planned for Monday and today were canceled, meaning incoming blood supply failed to keep up with patient demand. In the past week, the demand exceeded donations by 1,100 units of blood. More than 800 units a day are needed to supply 37 hospitals in a five-county region. ...more

August 19, 2008

Robert Bell of Holiday says the war in Iraq has had many negative impacts. ...more

August 16, 2008

South Florida Community College will offer a 40-hour Basic Security Guard Certification course, Sept. 8-23, at the SFCC Public Service Academy on the Highlands campus. Class meets four nights per week, Monday through Thursday, 6-10 p.m. ...more

August 5, 2008

Juanita Folsom doesn't plan to retire; she's too busy. The 72-year-old Sebring woman is selling J & J Cuts and is going to start another business. That occupies her days, but Folsom's full-time job is doing the Lord's work. ...more

July 21, 2008