Lifestyle

Humans are complex: though we think we are rational, we can be irrational. Is it rational to be irrational?

Considering how much stress physicians are reporting it's not so much of a surprise that the country is facing a physicians shortage. 86% reported being moderately to severely stressed on an average day.

Year-end planning involves remembering to focus on areas you can control. In spite of the current economic and political uncertainty, one can uncover financial planning opportunities to be thankful for this year and in 2012.

Yes, success can be measured by the amount of money a business makes or puts in the owner's pocket. But for most successful entrepreneurs, there are many more intangibles that surface as non-quantifiable metrics of success.

The perfect vacation takes a lot of planning. Vacationers should know before they even book exactly what they hope to get out of their trip: relaxation, culture, adventure, etc. Here are some tips to make the process easier.

Although it sounds serious that American Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the truth is most airlines have done so at least once in the past. And the airline plans for flights to continue as scheduled during the process.

By spotting and overcoming emotional and cognitive biases, you can avoid making bad investment decisions that could ruin your portfolio.

The fair market value process is a fact of life in health care transactions. Here are five tips to help you better navigate the process.

The holidays may seem like the worst time time list your house, but you might actually find it can do you some good.

Baby boomers have expressed a desire to financially support their children and grandchildren purchase their own homes. This decision is mostly out of love, but also because it's a good investment decision.

Overall, just a little more than half of physicians reported using smartphones in clinical practice, but there's a big difference between utilization rates by residents compared to attendings.

Whether through home-based monitoring devices or simple email and follow-up phone calls, it's easier than ever for physicians and patients to stay in contact with one another.

Almost three-quarters of Americans would choose travel as an ultimate life goal. Young Americans more than older ones have bucket lists of where they would life to visit before they die.

This Thanksgiving Americans might need to be reminded that they still have a lot to be thankful for. Here's what Jeff Brown has been contemplating.

Although we think it's impossible, could the U.S. become a third-world country? The nation has fallen victim to slow growth, high unemployment, a lack of confidence in the government and even social unrest.

Worried industry leads spending to minimize potential pain inflicted by deficit-cutting Supercommittee.

Alan Lazar, MD, FACS, makes his living as a board-certified general orthopedic surgeon in Plantation, Fla. And while he specializes in procedures ranging from arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery to sports medicine, he prefers to talk about alternatives to surgery.

Old towns and ports in ancient cities are compact, made for walkers. But in Quebec, you should take the almost obligatory carriage ride through the upper town.

Overall, pharmacies and physicians are pleased with e-prescribing technology, but there are some problems that can actually make the process more cumbersome and difficult instead of less so.

Clinics are stepping in to fill the gap between rising demand for emergency medical services and the declining number of hospital emergency departments.

Commodities is a volatile and wild ride where even a tiny bit of new information affecting supply or demand can send prices spinning.

What you can do now to save $10,000 to $25,000, or more, on your 2011 taxes.

Health care is the second most important issue for the 2012 election, tying with the $15 trillion national deficit, and second only to job creation.

Sicker adults need better coordination of care, especially in the United States, where almost half of those under the age of 65 will go without care because of costs.

Team-based care is more than employing nurses, PAs and other practitioners in the field. It has to be a coordinated effort among all the health care players to provide a plan of care specific to a given patient.

America's affluent, like the Fed, have a rather dismal outlook for the economy over the next six months.

Worried about outliving their retirement savings, many Americans plan to work for years past "retirement age" and even during retirement.

David Harlow, author of the Health Blawg, explains what kind of impact Accountable Care Organizations will have on health care providers.

If day trading, commodities or puts and calls are not arcane enough investing for you, I have three ideas that might intrigue. They are - in order of decreasing risk - investing in pending lawsuits, viatical or death bond investments, and factored structured payouts.