Lifestyle

Jeff Brown, MD, has spent the past few weeks discussing the problems with American health care, but it's time to give credit where credit is due. There's also plenty of good.

The summer is peak season for car thefts and California is a hot spot for stolen luxury cars. Here are the top 10 luxury car magnets for thieves - sorry, Mercedes-Benz owners!

Although physicians' decisions play a key role in overall health care spending, they mostly believe that other groups as having a major responsibility to reduce costs.

There are significant differences between gender and age groups when it comes to responding to financial hardship caused by unforeseen events. Older Americans are more likely to sell assets.

This earnings season looks fine from a "beat/miss" perspective, but less so when you consider earnings growth. The true winners this earnings season delivered the covered "triple play."

For those with disposable income, if you can't figure out what to do with it someone else would like to. Just make sure you don't get sucked into a scheme that benefits someone else more than yourself.

After steadily rising for decades and peaking in 2007, the obesity rate among preschoolers is on the decline in 18 states. Only three states reported an increase.

Baby boomers often worry about outliving their retirement savings, but you don't have to earn a fortune to save a fortune. Here are four things everyone should know about preparing for retirement.

The stock market is still strong, but with sub-par earnings and macro challenges on the way, some stocks likely have nowhere to go but down. These five health care stocks are the most overpriced right now.

In an overhaul of the tax system, the orphan drug tax credit could get thrown out. According to advocates, this is the biggest issue facing the rare disease community.

Since opening his clinic in Florida, Jeffrey Hartog, MD, has become a visionary in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. And his interest in one procedure ended up having a huge impact on his personal life.

The largest medical malpractice payouts in the last five years, and half of them involve injury to a baby during a delivery. But as scary as these verdicts are, it's important to remember they are far from ordinary.

A major financial surprise during retirement may have severe consequences. Here are five that could arise during retirement, all of which should be anticipated and planned for.

Although the preliminary performance data of the 32 Accountable Care Organizations Pioneers was largely spun as a great success story, the report raised red flags for those who lived through the HMO fad.

Gananoque is being discovered by fledgling Canadian sophisticates the way young entrepreneurs are changing the nature of Portland, Ore., and Austin, Texas, and the sense of community there is astonishing.

Although they are the people who can best afford comfortable retirements, the highest earners in America are the most likely to retire after 70 or never at all.

More medical students indicated they were trained in teams with other health care professionals, plus the average amount of debt increased 2% from last year. Also, they indicated they received inadequate training in practice management issues.

Some people think that the Russian market may be a good buy. When markets are this cheap, they can really pop. Good companies are even better buys, and this might be one of the best stocks in Russia.

As health care moves toward value-based reimbursement, it will be important for practices to better understand the patients being served as their satisfaction is one component.

Medical malpractice suits often take physicians by surprise, but the results of a survey on physicians' experiences with lawsuits reveal that the outcomes aren't bad and rarely affect their practices.

Health care professionals who create and develop their own health app often miss key elements when it comes to producing their application.

The breathtaking width and depth of the problems in American health care have led to widespread confusion and consternation to the point where it is difficult to figure out where we can even start to improve things.

Doctors holding conversations with patients about healthy habits could be the key to reversing some unhealthy trends in the U.S., but they focus on certain habits more than others.

Feeling nervous about what to do in the market? Structured products appear to provide the answer. Before signing up though, it is best to look at the offering closely.

Can you really outperform the stock market over time? Efficient market theorists believe that it's almost impossible and those who do are lucky, not skilled. Surely successes like Warren Buffett would disagree.

Violent crime in America increased last year, but these 10 cities have crime rates that are much lower than the national average. Mostly, they're located in the Southwest and West.

The employer mandate delay may have large employers rejoicing, but it is going to cost the government roughly $10 billion dollars, according to a new analysis.

Overall, stocks have moved sideways lately, and, naturally, bulls and bears have very different opinions on what that means. Consider the best arguments from both sides and decide for yourself.

Health care providers have until Sept. 23 to implement the changes put forth by the new HIPAA Omnibus Rule. Do you know how the new rules could affect your business?

Treat your life insurance the same way you would advise your patients to treat their health: monitor it and manage it for optimum performance so you don't wake up one day and find yourself in the emergency room.