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By David B. Mandell, JD, MBA and Robert G. Peelman, CFP There are multiple layers to the question: do I really need an investment advisor? Although, ...

By Lisa Gillespie Climate change is happening, and with that will come more deaths from heat-related illness and disease, according to a report released Tuesday. The report, ...

By Jenny Gold Accountable Care Organizations have given little attention to surgery in the early years of the Medicare program, choosing to focus instead on managing ...

At their annual meeting, the AMA called for reining in the sale and marketing practices of companies that produce electronic nicotine delivery systems. The group ...

The American Medical Association (AMA) voted Tuesday to ask President Obama to provide timely access to entitled care for eligible veterans utilizing the health care ...

By Steven Stroll, MD I’ve been around medicine my entire life. I am the son, grandson, nephew, husband, cousin and brother-in-law of doctors. After years ...

By Elizabeth Stawicki “Minnesota Nice” might be the key to good health for seniors. America’s Health Rankings Senior Report rated Minnesota the healthiest state in the ...

Most people choose their spouses based on a very specific, unique set of characteristics like “nice hair” or “funny.”  Ok, other things like race, religion, ...

By now, you’ve heard about the execution-gone-bad in Oklahoma where inmate Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack forty minutes after his lethal injection began and was abruptly ...

While it may be cause for cheating in Major League Baseball, misuse of stimulants seems to be more accepted among Ivy League students. A new ...